Recorded 1976–2025 Boys' name Peak 2002 365 births

Jessen — boys' name

365 babies named Jessen in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s611990s572000s1172010s922020s22

The verdict

365 boys have been named Jessen since 1976, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2025.

365
total births
1976–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

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

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jessen in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessen

The Social Security Administration has registered 365 babies named Jessen between 1976 and 2025, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jessen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jessen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessen 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 365 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.

Jessen at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

365

Since 1976

50 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

1976

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jessen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–1976

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 20252017201120051999199219851976 7

Jessen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
117 births that decade — 32% of Jessen's all-time total
1970s161980s611990s572000s1172010s922020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessen?
365 babies have been named Jessen since 1976. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Jessen most popular?
Jessen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Jessen been used?
Jessen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Jessen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1976–2025 (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.