Girls' name · since 1971
Jessyca
1,280 babies named Jessyca in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,280
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,280 girls have been named Jessyca since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessyca has been recorded 1,280 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2014.
- #6,353 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,280 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessyca ranks #6,353 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,280 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,353 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,280
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessyca's 1,280 recorded births place it above 91.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jessyca's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jessyca's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jessyca popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2014
- Peak year (1996)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jessyca by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (541 births, 42% of the file).
1990s was Jessyca's strongest decade.
541 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jessyca births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
357 births
- 1990s
1990s
541 births
- 2000s
2000s
221 births
- 2010s 45
2010s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 541 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jessyca 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 Jessyca's total volume
Jessyca by state
Where Jessyca concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 23 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
191 of 1,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Jessyca's decade-level peak was the 1990s (541 total births); usage has since declined to 45 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessycas (191 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jessyca: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1971–2014 (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 Jessyca 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.