Recorded 1971–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,280 births

Jessyca — girls' name

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.

1970s1161980s3571990s5412000s2212010s45
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jessyca was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

67 babies were named Jessyca in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jessyca

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,280 babies named Jessyca between 1971 and 2014, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jessyca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jessyca performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 541 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jessyca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 191 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jessyca in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jessyca 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 1,280 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.

Jessyca at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

1,280

Since 1971

44 years of records

Peak year

1996

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1971

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jessyca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1971

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
67
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
020406080 20142008200219961990198419781971 5

Jessyca by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
541 births that decade — 42% of Jessyca's all-time total
1970s1161980s3571990s5412000s2212010s45

Jessyca by state

Where Jessyca concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jessyca
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%
California share of Jessyca's total US births 14.9%
Even split

191 of 1,280 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jessyca?
1,280 babies have been named Jessyca since 1971. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 67 births.
When was Jessyca most popular?
Jessyca was most popular in the 1990s decade with 541 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Jessyca most popular?
The top states for the name Jessyca are California (191 births), Texas (60 births), Florida (23 births).
How long has the name Jessyca been used?
Jessyca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 44 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jessyca?
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, 1971–2014 (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.