Unisex name · since 1978
Jessiah
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 2,285 babies named Jessiah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,285
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,285 babies have been named Jessiah since 1978, making it today's #1818 unisex name.
Jessiah has 2,285 recorded births among boys since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1818 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #3,033 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,818 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,285 born since 1978
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessiah ranks #3,033 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,818 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,285 born since 1978, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,818 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,285
- born since 1978
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jessiah's 2,285 recorded births place it above 93.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jessiah compares
2,285 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jessiah's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 144 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jessiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessiah splits its recorded history at 2006: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 144 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 144
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Jessiah popularity over time - girls
349 total births recorded since 2000 (Jessiah as girls' name)
Jessiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,000 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Jessiah's strongest decade.
1,000 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jessiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 102
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
445 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,000 births
- 2020s
2020s
704 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,000 births (44% of all-time use).
How Jessiah 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 Jessiah's total volume
Jessiah by state
Where Jessiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 269 | 11.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 249 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 149 | 6.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 136 | 6.0% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 71 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 70 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 27 | 1.2% |
269 of 2,285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Jessiah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessiah's data
- Jessiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,000 total births) through the 2020s (704) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jessiahs (269 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 Jessiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1978–2025 (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 Jessiah 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.