NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Jessica Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Jessica: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 1,050,729 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
1,050,729
Peak year
1987 #1
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-49.5%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20112,626#118
20122,335#137
20131,951#164
20141,804#179
20151,592#206
20161,392#231
20171,292#246
20181,065#313
2019970#331
2020780#399
2021656#477
2022620#508
2023550#550
2024527#575
2025424#665

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1987

CA
6,848
TX
4,261
NY
3,796
FL
2,740
OH
2,590
IL
2,443

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