Recorded 1988–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 236 births

Jesselle — girls' name

236 babies named Jesselle in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

236 girls have been named Jesselle since 1988, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.

236
total births
1988–2021
years on record
2010s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jesselle was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jesselle in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesselle

The Social Security Administration has registered 236 babies named Jesselle between 1988 and 2021, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesselle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesselle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jesselle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 30 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jesselle in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesselle 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 236 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.

Jesselle at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

236

Since 1988

34 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1988

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jesselle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1988

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Jesselle by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 41% of Jesselle's all-time total
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Jesselle by state

Where Jesselle concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jesselle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
30 12.7%
#2 Texas
11 4.7%
California share of Jesselle's total US births 12.7%
Even split

30 of 236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesselle?
236 babies have been named Jesselle since 1988. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Jesselle most popular?
Jesselle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jesselle most popular?
The top states for the name Jesselle are California (30 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Jesselle been used?
Jesselle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 34 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jesselle?
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.

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, 1988–2021 (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.