Girls' name · since 1921
Jestina
361 babies named Jestina in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jestina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 361 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Jestina recorded 361 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1921 to 2020.
- #14,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 361 born since 1921
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jestina ranks #14,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 361 born since 1921, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,398 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 361
- born since 1921
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jestina's 361 recorded births place it above 80.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jestina splits its recorded history at 1992: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2020
- Peak year (1984)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Jestina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (109 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Jestina's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (30% of all-time use).
Jestina by state
Where Jestina concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 361 births nationwide.
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- Jestina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jestinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jestina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1921–2020 (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 Jestina 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.