Recorded 1972–1999 Girls' name Peak 1987 348 births

Jessicia — girls' name

348 babies named Jessicia in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s681980s2061990s74

The verdict

348 girls have been named Jessicia since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

348
total births
1972–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Jessicia was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

29 babies were named Jessicia in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessicia

The Social Security Administration has registered 348 babies named Jessicia between 1972 and 1999, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessicia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessicia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jessicia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessicia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessicia 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 348 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.

Jessicia at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

348

Since 1972

28 years of records

Peak year

1987

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1972

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jessicia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1972

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1987)
29
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
010203040 1999199319891985198119771972 6

Jessicia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
206 births that decade — 59% of Jessicia's all-time total
1970s681980s2061990s74

Jessicia by state

Where Jessicia concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jessicia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.7%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.4%
Texas share of Jessicia's total US births 1.7%
Even split

6 of 348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessicia?
348 babies have been named Jessicia since 1972. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1987 with 29 births.
When was Jessicia most popular?
Jessicia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Jessicia most popular?
The top states for the name Jessicia are Texas (6 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Jessicia been used?
Jessicia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 28 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jessicia?
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.

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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, 1972–1999 (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.