Girls' name · since 1974

Jessina

128 babies named Jessina in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,404 of 72,339
all-time among girls
128
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade

Jessina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 128 recorded since 1974.

Jessina has 128 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2013.

  • #24,404 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 128 born since 1974
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessina ranks #24,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1974, peaking in the 1980s.

#24,404 of 72,339
all-time among girls
128
born since 1974
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jessina's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jessina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jessina splits its recorded history at 1992: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jessina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2013

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1995)
9
Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
45678910 19741981198719901995200220062013 5

Jessina by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (37 births, 29% of the file).

1980s was Jessina's strongest decade.

37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Jessina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 37 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessina?
Since 1974, Social Security records show 128 babies named Jessina. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #24,404 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2013. Its busiest year on record was 1995, with 9 births.
Where does Jessina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessina ranks #24,404 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jessina most popular?
Jessina was most popular in the 1980s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Jessina been used?
The SSA has tracked Jessina since 1974 -- 40 years through the most recent 2013 data.
What names are similar to Jessina?
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.

What to do with Jessina's data

  • Jessina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.

Keep exploring Jessina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jessina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2013 (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 Jessina 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.