US rank #8125 Girls' name Peak 2014 648 births

Jesslynn — #8125 US girls' name

648 babies named Jesslynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s562000s1802010s3192020s81
#8125
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Jesslynn was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

46 babies were named Jesslynn in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesslynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 648 babies named Jesslynn between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesslynn currently holds the #8125 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesslynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 319 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jesslynn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 80 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jesslynn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesslynn 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 648 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.

Jesslynn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

648

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2014

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,125

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jesslynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
46
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941988 5

Jesslynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
319 births that decade — 49% of Jesslynn's all-time total
1980s121990s562000s1802010s3192020s81

Jesslynn by state

Where Jesslynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jesslynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
80 12.3%
#2 California
15 2.3%
#3 Georgia
5 0.8%
Texas share of Jesslynn's total US births 12.3%
Even split

80 of 648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesslynn?
648 babies have been named Jesslynn since 1988. It currently ranks #8125 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 46 births.
When was Jesslynn most popular?
Jesslynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 319 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jesslynn most popular?
The top states for the name Jesslynn are Texas (80 births), California (15 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Jesslynn been used?
Jesslynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jesslynn?
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, 1988–2024 (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.