Girls' name · since 1918
Jessa
Jessa has 6,462 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,462
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jessa is the #2223 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,462 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessa has been recorded 6,462 times among girls since 1918, currently ranked #2223 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #2,188 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,223 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,462 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessa ranks #2,188 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,223 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,462 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,188 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,223 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,462
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jessa's 6,462 recorded births place it above 96.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jessa compares
6,462 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Jessa's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,462 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 572 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jessa's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 572, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jessa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 572
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Jessa popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1929 (Jessa as boys' name)
Jessa by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,007 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Jessa's strongest decade.
3,007 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Jessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 148
1970s
148 births
- 1980s 428
1980s
428 births
- 1990s 960
1990s
960 births
- 2000s 1,168
2000s
1,168 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,007 births
- 2020s 746
2020s
746 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,007 births (47% of all-time use).
How Jessa 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 Jessa's total volume
Jessa by state
Where Jessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 524 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 479 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 233 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 231 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 209 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 193 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 166 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 166 | 2.6% |
524 of 6,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Jessa appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessa's data
- Jessa's decade-level peak was the 2010s (3,007 total births); usage has since declined to 746 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jessas (524 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Jessa 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.