Girls' name · since 1981

Jesseka

170 babies named Jesseka in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#21,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
170
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade

170 girls have been named Jesseka since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesseka has been recorded 170 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.

  • #21,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 170 born since 1981
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesseka ranks #21,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.

#21,481 of 72,339
all-time among girls
170
born since 1981
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jesseka's 170 recorded births place it above 70.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jesseka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jesseka's full recorded timeline at 1991, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jesseka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
21
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
0510152025 1981198519881991199519982009 5

Jesseka by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 46% of the file).

1980s was Jesseka's strongest decade.

78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Jesseka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesseka?
Jesseka has been given to 170 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #21,481 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 21 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
Where does Jesseka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesseka ranks #21,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jesseka most popular?
Jesseka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jesseka been used?
The SSA has tracked Jesseka since 1981 -- 29 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Jesseka?
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.

What to do with Jesseka's data

  • Jesseka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jesseka

Nearby Names Like Jesseka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jesseka

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jesseka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2009 (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 Jesseka 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.