Girls' name · since 1968
Jessika
5,969 babies named Jessika in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,969
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
5,969 babies have been named Jessika since 1968, making it today's #12156 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jessika recorded 5,969 times among girls since 1968, holding rank #12156 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,156 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,969 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessika ranks #2,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,156 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,969 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,156 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,969
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessika's 5,969 recorded births place it above 96.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jessika compares
5,969 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jessika's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,969 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 378 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jessika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jessika's full recorded timeline at 1997, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 378 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jessika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 378
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jessika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,672 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Jessika's strongest decade.
2,672 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jessika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 338
1970s
338 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,597 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,672 births
- 2000s 998
2000s
998 births
- 2010s 320
2010s
320 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,672 births (45% of all-time use).
How Jessika compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jessika's total volume
Jessika by state
Where Jessika concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,055 | 17.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 553 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 263 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 213 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 212 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 169 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 130 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 124 | 2.1% |
1,055 of 5,969 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Jessika appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jessika's data
- Jessika's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,672 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessikas (1,055 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jessika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Jessika 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.