Girls' name · since 2002
Jesley
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 56 babies named Jesley, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 56
- total births
- 2002–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 73%
- born in that decade
56 girls have been named Jesley since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesley has been recorded 56 times among girls since 2002, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2022.
- 56 total births
- 2002–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 73% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jesley's 56 recorded births place it above 53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jesley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesley's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2022
- Peak year (2003)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Jesley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jesley's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Jesley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (73% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jesley's data
- Jesley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2002–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jesley: Baby Name Since 2002 - 56 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jesley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jesley 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 July 2026.