US rank #5322 Girls' name Peak 2019 661 births

Jessia — #5322 US girls' name

661 babies named Jessia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s381980s2221990s732000s172010s1772020s134
#5322
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 70% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jessia was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

42 babies were named Jessia in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 661 babies named Jessia between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessia currently holds the #5322 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 222 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jessia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Maryland. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessia 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 661 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.

Jessia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

661

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2019

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#5,322

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
42
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
01020304050 202420192014199819921987198219771976 11

Jessia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
222 births that decade — 34% of Jessia's all-time total
1970s381980s2221990s732000s172010s1772020s134

Jessia by state

Where Jessia concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jessia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
29 4.4%
#2 Texas
27 4.1%
#3 Maryland
5 0.8%
#4 New York
5 0.8%
#5 Virginia
5 0.8%
California share of Jessia's total US births 4.4%
Even split

29 of 661 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessia?
661 babies have been named Jessia since 1976. It currently ranks #5322 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 42 births.
When was Jessia most popular?
Jessia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 222 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Jessia most popular?
The top states for the name Jessia are California (29 births), Texas (27 births), Maryland (5 births).
How long has the name Jessia been used?
Jessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jessia?
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.

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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, 1976–2024 (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.