Recorded 1970–2014 Girls' name Peak 1994 1,498 births

Jesseca — girls' name

1,498 babies named Jesseca in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2291980s5661990s5252000s1632010s15
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jesseca was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

71 babies were named Jesseca in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesseca

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,498 babies named Jesseca between 1970 and 2014, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesseca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesseca performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 566 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jesseca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 161 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jesseca in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesseca 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 1,498 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.

Jesseca at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,498

Since 1970

45 years of records

Peak year

1994

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1970

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jesseca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1970

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1994)
71
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
020406080 20142005199919931987198119751970 7

Jesseca by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
566 births that decade — 38% of Jesseca's all-time total
1970s2291980s5661990s5252000s1632010s15

Jesseca by state

Where Jesseca concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jesseca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
161 10.7%
#2 Texas
101 6.7%
#3 Florida
33 2.2%
#4 Indiana
10 0.7%
#5 Georgia
6 0.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
6 0.4%
#7 Iowa
5 0.3%
#8 Illinois
5 0.3%
California share of Jesseca's total US births 10.7%
Even split

161 of 1,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Jesseca appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesseca?
1,498 babies have been named Jesseca since 1970. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1994 with 71 births.
When was Jesseca most popular?
Jesseca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 566 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jesseca most popular?
The top states for the name Jesseca are California (161 births), Texas (101 births), Florida (33 births).
How long has the name Jesseca been used?
Jesseca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 45 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jesseca?
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, 1970–2014 (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.