Recorded 1968–2018 Girls' name Peak 1981 727 births

Jessamyn — girls' name

727 babies named Jessamyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s1651980s2361990s1672000s972010s48
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jessamyn was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jessamyn in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessamyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 727 babies named Jessamyn between 1968 and 2018, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessamyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessamyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 236 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jessamyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessamyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessamyn 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 727 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.

Jessamyn at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

727

Since 1968

51 years of records

Peak year

1981

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1968

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jessamyn popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1968

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1981)
32
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 201820102003199719911985197919721968 6

Jessamyn popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Jessamyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1981 5

Jessamyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
236 births that decade — 32% of Jessamyn's all-time total
1960s141970s1651980s2361990s1672000s972010s48

Jessamyn by state

Where Jessamyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jessamyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 5.5%
#2 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Jessamyn's total US births 5.5%
Even split

40 of 727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessamyn?
727 babies have been named Jessamyn since 1968. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1981 with 32 births.
When was Jessamyn most popular?
Jessamyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 236 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Jessamyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jessamyn are California (40 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Jessamyn been used?
Jessamyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 51 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jessamyn?
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, 1968–2018 (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.