Girls' name · since 1984
Jesska
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Jesska, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #44,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jesska sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 1984.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesska has been recorded 23 times among girls since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1988.
- #44,125 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 23 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesska ranks #44,125 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #44,125 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 23
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jesska's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jesska's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesska's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesska popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1988
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Jesska by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).
1980s was Jesska's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Jesska births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jesska: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~4 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, 1984–1988 (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 Jesska 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.