Unisex name · since 1959
Jessi
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 6,553 babies named Jessi, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,553
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
6,553 babies have been named Jessi since 1959, making it today's #3106 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessi has been recorded 6,553 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #3106 nationally and more common than 82% of girls, 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 1959 to 2025.
- #2,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,106 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,553 born since 1959
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessi ranks #2,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,106 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,553 born since 1959, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,106 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,553
- born since 1959
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jessi's 6,553 recorded births place it above 97.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jessi compares
6,553 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jessi's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,553 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessi splits its recorded history at 1995: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 273 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Jessi popularity over time - boys
1,321 total births recorded since 1970 (Jessi as boys' name)
Jessi by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,960 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Jessi's strongest decade.
1,960 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jessi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 31
1960s
31 births
- 1970s 527
1970s
527 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,960 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,929 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,096 births
- 2010s 698
2010s
698 births
- 2020s 307
2020s
307 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,960 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jessi 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 Jessi's total volume
Jessi by state
Where Jessi concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 606 | 9.2% |
| #2 | California | | 557 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 196 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 156 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 148 | 2.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 145 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 139 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 124 | 1.9% |
606 of 6,553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Jessi appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessi's data
- Jessi's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,960 total births); usage has since declined to 307 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jessis (606 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jessi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Jessi 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.