Unisex name · since 1976
Jesiah
Jesiah has 4,394 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,394
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jesiah currently ranks #866 among unisex names in America, with 4,394 babies recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Jesiah recorded 4,394 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #866 nationally today, ahead of 94% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #1,943 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #866 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,394 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesiah ranks #1,943 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #866 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,394 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,943 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,394
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jesiah's 4,394 recorded births place it above 95.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jesiah compares
4,394 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jesiah's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,394 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 314 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jesiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jesiah's full recorded timeline at 2004, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 314 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jesiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 314
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jesiah popularity over time - girls
773 total births recorded since 2002 (Jesiah as girls' name)
Jesiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,836 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Jesiah's strongest decade.
1,836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jesiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 57
1980s
57 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
886 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,836 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,494 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,836 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jesiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jesiah's total volume
Jesiah by state
Where Jesiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 576 | 13.1% |
| #2 | California | | 543 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 366 | 8.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 275 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 166 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 114 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 111 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 110 | 2.5% |
576 of 4,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Jesiah appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jesiah's data
- Jesiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,836 total births) through the 2020s (1,494) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jesiahs (576 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jesiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.