Girls' name · since 1976
Jessia
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 676 babies named Jessia, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jessia is the #7235 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 676 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessia has been recorded 676 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #7235 nationally and more common than 58% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #9,734 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,235 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 676 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessia ranks #9,734 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,235 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 676 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,734 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,235 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jessia's 676 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jessia compares
676 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Jessia's all-time total is 80% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 676 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jessia's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jessia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Jessia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (222 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jessia's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jessia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s
1980s
222 births
- 1990s 73
1990s
73 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 222 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jessia 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 Jessia's total volume
Jessia by state
Where Jessia concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
29 of 676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jessia's data
- Jessia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (222 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jessias (29 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 Jessia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Jessia 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.