US rank #15638 Girls' name Peak 1990 5,961 births

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.

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#15638
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jessika was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,961

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1990

378 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,638

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jessika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
378
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Jessika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
2,672 births that decade — 45% of Jessika's all-time total
1960s61970s3381980s15971990s26722000s9982010s3192020s31

Jessika by state

Where Jessika concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jessika
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%
California share of Jessika's total US births 17.7%
Even split

1,055 of 5,961 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Jessika appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessika?
5,961 babies have been named Jessika since 1968. It currently ranks #15638 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 378 births.
When was Jessika most popular?
Jessika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 2,672 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jessika most popular?
The top states for the name Jessika are California (1,055 births), Texas (553 births), Florida (263 births).
How long has the name Jessika been used?
Jessika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jessika?
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, 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.