Jessika — #15638 US girls' name
5,961 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.
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
45% of everyone ever named Jessika was born in this single decade.
378 babies were named Jessika in 1990 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jessika
The Social Security Administration has registered 5,961 babies named Jessika between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessika currently holds the #15638 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 378 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 2,672 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jessika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,055 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessika in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jessika 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 5,961 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.
Jessika at a glance
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Current rank
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Jessika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968
- Peak year (1990)
- 378
- Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
Currently ranks #15638 among girls.
5,961 total births across 57 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 378 births in a single year.
Jessika by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 2,672 births that decade — 45% of Jessika's all-time total
Jessika decade highlights
- Peak decade 2,672 births
- Runner-up 1,597 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Jessika's strongest decade
2,672 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 45% of all-time use.
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 5,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 17.7% of nationwide
- Texas 9.3% of nationwide
- Florida 4.4% of nationwide
- New York 3.6% of nationwide
- Ohio 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 35 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 17.7% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jessika appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1968–2024 (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.