Girls' name · since 1970
Jesseca
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.
- #5,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,498
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jesseca sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,498 recorded since 1970.
Jesseca has 1,498 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2014.
- #5,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,498 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesseca ranks #5,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,498 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,498
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jesseca's 1,498 recorded births place it above 92.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jesseca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jesseca's full recorded timeline at 1991, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jesseca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2014
- Peak year (1994)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jesseca by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (566 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Jesseca's strongest decade.
566 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jesseca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
229 births
- 1980s
1980s
566 births
- 1990s
1990s
525 births
- 2000s 163
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 566 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jesseca 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 Jesseca's total volume
Jesseca by state
Where Jesseca concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| 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% |
161 of 1,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jesseca appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jesseca's data
- Jesseca's decade-level peak was the 1980s (566 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessecas (161 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesseca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1970–2014 (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 Jesseca 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.