Total births
148
Girls' name · since 1992
Jessah
Jessah has 148 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 148
- total births
- 1992–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Jessah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 148 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessah has been recorded 148 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1992 to 2017.
- 148 total births
- 1992–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
148 girls have been named Jessah since 1992, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 148
- total births
- 1992–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Jessah was born in this single decade.
2007
Single peak year
13 babies were named Jessah in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
Jessah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jessah's full recorded timeline at 2009, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jessah at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2007
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1992
Jessah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2017
- Peak year (2007)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jessah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Jessah's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jessah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jessah? ▼
148 babies have been named Jessah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2007 with 13 births.
When was Jessah most popular? ▼
Jessah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Jessah been used? ▼
Records for Jessah go back to 1992, giving 26 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Jessah? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Jessah
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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, 1992–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jessah: Baby Name Since 1992 - 148 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jessah. 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 Jessah 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.