Recorded 1982–1992 Girls' name Peak 1988 34 births

Jessical — girls' name

34 babies named Jessical in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s10

The verdict

34 girls have been named Jessical since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

34
total births
1982–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Jessical was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jessical in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessical

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Jessical between 1982 and 1992, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessical currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessical performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jessical shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessical 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 34 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.

Jessical at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

34

Since 1982

11 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1982

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1992

Jessical popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1982

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Jessical by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
24 births that decade — 71% of Jessical's all-time total
1980s241990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessical?
34 babies have been named Jessical since 1982. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Jessical most popular?
Jessical was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Jessical been used?
Jessical has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 11 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Jessical?
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, 1982–1992 (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.