Girls' name · since 1918
Jessalyn
3,700 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.
- #3,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,700
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jessalyn is the #4890 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,700 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Jessalyn recorded 3,700 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #4890 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #3,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,890 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,700 born since 1918
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessalyn ranks #3,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,890 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,700 born since 1918, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,890 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,700
- born since 1918
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jessalyn's 3,700 recorded births place it above 95.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jessalyn compares
3,700 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jessalyn's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,700 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 132 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessalyn splits its recorded history at 1997: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 132 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 132
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Jessalyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,097 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Jessalyn's strongest decade.
1,097 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jessalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
514 births
- 1990s
1990s
870 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,097 births
- 2010s
2010s
921 births
- 2020s 209
2020s
209 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,097 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jessalyn 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 Jessalyn's total volume
Jessalyn by state
Where Jessalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 437 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 364 | 9.8% |
| #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% |
437 of 3,700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Jessalyn appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessalyn's data
- Jessalyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,097 total births); usage has since declined to 209 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessalyns (437 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jessalyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jessalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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 Jessalyn 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.