Recorded 1975–2004 Girls' name Peak 1992 295 births

Jessicah — girls' name

295 babies named Jessicah in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s401980s1171990s1092000s29

The verdict

295 girls have been named Jessicah since 1975, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2004.

295
total births
1975–2004
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jessicah was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jessicah in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessicah

The Social Security Administration has registered 295 babies named Jessicah between 1975 and 2004, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessicah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessicah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jessicah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessicah 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 295 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.

Jessicah at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

295

Since 1975

30 years of records

Peak year

1992

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1975

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2004

Jessicah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1975

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1992)
21
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 20041999199519911987198319791975 7

Jessicah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
117 births that decade — 40% of Jessicah's all-time total
1970s401980s1171990s1092000s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessicah?
295 babies have been named Jessicah since 1975. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1992 with 21 births.
When was Jessicah most popular?
Jessicah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Jessicah been used?
Jessicah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 30 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Jessicah?
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.

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, 1975–2004 (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.