Girls' name · since 1977
Jessice
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Jessice, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
151 girls have been named Jessice since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessice has been recorded 151 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 1991.
- #22,705 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 151 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessice ranks #22,705 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 151 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,705 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 151
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jessice's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jessice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jessice splits its recorded history at 1984: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jessice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1991
- Peak year (1987)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jessice by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (113 births, 75% of the file).
1980s was Jessice's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Jessice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 113 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Jessice's decade-level peak was the 1980s (113 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jessice: 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 (~14 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, 1977–1991 (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 Jessice 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.