Girls' name · since 1909
Jestine
Since 1909, U.S. Social Security records show 1,015 babies named Jestine, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,015
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
1,015 girls have been named Jestine since 1909, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jestine has 1,015 recorded births among girls since 1909, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2009.
- #7,439 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,015 born since 1909
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jestine ranks #7,439 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,015 born since 1909, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,439 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,015
- born since 1909
- 1940s
- peak decade
Jestine's 1,015 recorded births place it above 89.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Jestine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jestine splits its recorded history at 1955: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jestine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2009
- Peak year (1949)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Jestine by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (156 births, 15% of the file).
1940s was Jestine's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Jestine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
67 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s
1930s
144 births
- 1940s
1940s
156 births
- 1950s
1950s
123 births
- 1960s
1960s
72 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
116 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 156 births (15% of all-time use).
How Jestine 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 Jestine's total volume
Jestine by state
Where Jestine concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 143 | 14.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #3 | California | | 18 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
143 of 1,015 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jestine's data
- Jestine's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2000s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- South Carolina records the most Jestines (143 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Jestine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1909–2009 (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 Jestine 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.