Recorded 2002–2022 Girls' name Peak 2003 56 births

Jesley — girls' name

56 babies named Jesley in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

56 girls have been named Jesley since 2002, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.

56
total births
2002–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
73%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Jesley was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jesley in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesley

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Jesley between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesley performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jesley shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesley 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 56 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.

Jesley at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

56

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jesley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Jesley by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 73% of Jesley's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesley?
56 babies have been named Jesley since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Jesley most popular?
Jesley was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Jesley been used?
Jesley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jesley?
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, 2002–2022 (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.