Boys' name · since 1948
Jessup
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 479 babies named Jessup, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jessup is the #9842 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 479 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Jessup recorded 479 times among boys since 1948, holding rank #9842 nationally today, ahead of 29% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #8,112 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,842 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 479 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessup ranks #8,112 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,842 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 479 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,112 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,842 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 479
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessup's 479 recorded births place it above 82.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jessup compares
479 Top 45% higher than 55% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jessup's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jessup | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 479 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jessup's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jessup's full recorded timeline at 2001, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jessup popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Jessup by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (151 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Jessup's strongest decade.
151 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jessup births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
151 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 151 births (32% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jessup's data
- Jessup's decade-level peak was the 1990s (151 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jessup: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Jessup 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.