Boys' name · since 1973
Jestin
Jestin has 1,199 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,199
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jestin sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 1,199 recorded since 1973.
Jestin has 1,199 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2024.
- #4,590 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,199 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jestin ranks #4,590 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,199 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,590 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,199
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jestin's 1,199 recorded births place it above 89.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jestin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jestin's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2022, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jestin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2024
- Peak year (2001)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Jestin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (328 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jestin's strongest decade.
328 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jestin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
309 births
- 1990s
1990s
328 births
- 2000s
2000s
306 births
- 2010s
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 328 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jestin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jestin's total volume
Jestin by state
Where Jestin concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 60 | 5.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
60 of 1,199 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Jestin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (328 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jestins (60 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jestin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1973–2024 (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 Jestin 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.