Girls' name · since 1966
Jesica
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 4,720 babies named Jesica, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,720
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
4,720 babies have been named Jesica since 1966, making it today's #15256 girls' name.
Jesica has 4,720 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15256 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #2,677 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,720 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesica ranks #2,677 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,720 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,677 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,720
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jesica's 4,720 recorded births place it above 96.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jesica compares
4,720 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jesica's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,720 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 238 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jesica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesica's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 31% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 69%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 238, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 238
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jesica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,879 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Jesica's strongest decade.
1,879 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jesica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 628
1970s
628 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,879 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,393 births
- 2000s 644
2000s
644 births
- 2010s 128
2010s
128 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,879 births (40% of all-time use).
How Jesica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jesica's total volume
Jesica by state
Where Jesica concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 833 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 460 | 9.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 258 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 213 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 171 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 95 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 84 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 84 | 1.8% |
833 of 4,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Jesica appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jesica's data
- Jesica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,879 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jesicas (833 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jesica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jesica 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.