Recorded 1970–2018 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,275 births

Jesika — girls' name

1,275 babies named Jesika in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s851980s3971990s5162000s2212010s56
1990s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jesika was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

84 babies were named Jesika in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,275 babies named Jesika between 1970 and 2018, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 516 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jesika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 151 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jesika in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesika in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,275 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jesika at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

1,275

Since 1970

49 years of records

Peak year

1991

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1970

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jesika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1970

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1991)
84
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Jesika by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
516 births that decade — 40% of Jesika's all-time total
1970s851980s3971990s5162000s2212010s56

Jesika by state

Where Jesika concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jesika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
151 11.8%
#2 Texas
78 6.1%
#3 Florida
24 1.9%
#4 New York
15 1.2%
#5 Indiana
13 1.0%
#6 Ohio
7 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.4%
California share of Jesika's total US births 11.8%
Even split

151 of 1,275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesika?
1,275 babies have been named Jesika since 1970. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1991 with 84 births.
When was Jesika most popular?
Jesika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 516 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Jesika most popular?
The top states for the name Jesika are California (151 births), Texas (78 births), Florida (24 births).
How long has the name Jesika been used?
Jesika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 49 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jesika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1970–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.