Girls' name · since 1988
Jesslynn
668 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.
- #9,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jesslynn currently ranks #6002 among girls' names in America, with 668 babies recorded since 1988.
Jesslynn has 668 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6002 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,002 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 668 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jesslynn ranks #9,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,002 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 668 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,002 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 668
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jesslynn's 668 recorded births place it above 86.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jesslynn compares
668 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jesslynn's all-time total is 78% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jesslynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 668 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jesslynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jesslynn's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 73% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 27%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 46, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jesslynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jesslynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (319 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Jesslynn's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jesslynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s
2010s
319 births
- 2020s 101
2020s
101 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 319 births (48% of all-time use).
How Jesslynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jesslynn's total volume
Jesslynn by state
Where Jesslynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 80 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.7% |
80 of 668 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jesslynn's data
- Jesslynn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (319 total births); usage has since declined to 101 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jesslynns (80 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jesslynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Jesslynn 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.