Unisex name · since 1920
Jessey
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 929 babies named Jessey, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 929
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
929 babies have been named Jessey since 1920, making it today's #9808 unisex name.
Jessey has 929 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9808 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #5,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,808 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 929 born since 1920
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessey ranks #5,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,808 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 929 born since 1920, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,383 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,808 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 929
- born since 1920
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessey's 929 recorded births place it above 88.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jessey compares
929 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jessey's all-time total is 152% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 929 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jessey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jessey's full recorded timeline at 1990, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jessey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Jessey popularity over time - girls
287 total births recorded since 1978 (Jessey as girls' name)
Jessey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (316 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Jessey's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jessey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 48
1920s
48 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 62
1970s
62 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s
1990s
316 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 316 births (34% of all-time use).
How Jessey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jessey's total volume
Jessey by state
Where Jessey concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
64 of 929 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jessey's data
- Jessey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jesseys (64 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 Jessey: 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 (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Jessey 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.