Girls' name · since 1977
Jessic
139 babies named Jessic in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jessic sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 139 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessic has been recorded 139 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1977 to 1994.
- #23,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 139 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessic ranks #23,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 139 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #23,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 139
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jessic's 139 recorded births place it above 67.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
Jessic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jessic's full recorded timeline at 1984, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jessic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1994
- Peak year (1987)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jessic by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (108 births, 78% of the file).
1980s was Jessic's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Jessic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 108 births (78% of all-time use).
Jessic by state
Where Jessic concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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- Jessic's decade-level peak was the 1980s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jessics (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jessic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1977–1994 (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 Jessic 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.