US rank #5018 Girls' name Peak 2001 3,673 births

Jessalyn — #5018 US girls' name

3,673 babies named Jessalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5018
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jessalyn was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

132 babies were named Jessalyn in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,673 babies named Jessalyn between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessalyn currently holds the #5018 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 132 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessalyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,097 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jessalyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 437 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessalyn in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessalyn 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 3,673 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.

Jessalyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,673

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2001

132 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,018

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jessalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
132
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Jessalyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,097 births that decade — 30% of Jessalyn's all-time total
1910s51920s51960s131970s661980s5141990s8702000s10972010s9212020s182

Jessalyn by state

Where Jessalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jessalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
437 11.9%
#2 Texas
364 9.9%
#3 Florida
125 3.4%
#4 New York
84 2.3%
#5 Illinois
53 1.4%
#6 Michigan
53 1.4%
#7 Ohio
51 1.4%
#8 Kentucky
42 1.1%
California share of Jessalyn's total US births 11.9%
Even split

437 of 3,673 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Jessalyn appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessalyn?
3,673 babies have been named Jessalyn since 1918. It currently ranks #5018 among girls. The peak year was 2001 with 132 births.
When was Jessalyn most popular?
Jessalyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,097 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Jessalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jessalyn are California (437 births), Texas (364 births), Florida (125 births).
How long has the name Jessalyn been used?
Jessalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jessalyn?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.