Recorded 1987–2012 Girls' name Peak 2003 87 births

Jesilyn — girls' name

87 babies named Jesilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s232000s452010s7

The verdict

87 girls have been named Jesilyn since 1987, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

87
total births
1987–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jesilyn was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jesilyn in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Jesilyn between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesilyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jesilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesilyn 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 87 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.

Jesilyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

87

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

2003

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jesilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2003)
10
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20122008200620041997199219891987 6

Jesilyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 52% of Jesilyn's all-time total
1980s121990s232000s452010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesilyn?
87 babies have been named Jesilyn since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2003 with 10 births.
When was Jesilyn most popular?
Jesilyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jesilyn been used?
Jesilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jesilyn?
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.

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, 1987–2012 (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.