Jessica
#665 for girls in 2025, 424 births · Last seen for boys in 2016 at #12,185
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1987 · 55,992 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 41 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,050,729since 1880
Jessica over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #665 | 424 | — | |
| 2024 | #575 | 527 | — | |
| 2023 | #549 | 550 | — | |
| 2022 | #508 | 620 | — | |
| 2021 | #477 | 656 | — | |
| 2020 | #399 | 780 | — | |
| 2019 | #331 | 970 | — | |
| 2018 | #313 | 1,065 | — | |
| 2017 | #246 | 1,292 | — | |
| 2016 | #231 | 1,392 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #206 | 1,592 | — | |
| 2014 | #179 | 1,804 | — | |
| 2013 | #164 | 1,951 | — | |
| 2012 | #137 | 2,335 | — | |
| 2011 | #118 | 2,626 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #92 | 3,200 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #78 | 3,801 | #7,692 | 10 |
| 2008 | #59 | 4,739 | #11,037 | 6 |
| 2007 | #42 | 5,714 | #6,262 | 13 |
| 2006 | #32 | 6,815 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #27 | 8,115 | #4,464 | 19 |
| 2004 | #21 | 9,470 | #2,887 | 35 |
| 2003 | #18 | 10,454 | #4,616 | 17 |
| 2002 | #16 | 11,921 | #3,794 | 22 |
| 2001 | #11 | 13,925 | #3,228 | 27 |
| 2000 | #8 | 15,711 | #3,150 | 27 |
| 1999 | #9 | 16,350 | #2,939 | 28 |
| 1998 | #8 | 18,239 | #2,711 | 30 |
| 1997 | #2 | 21,045 | #1,991 | 45 |
| 1996 | #2 | 24,201 | #1,908 | 47 |
| 1995 | #1 | 27,941 | #1,736 | 51 |
| 1994 | #1 | 32,122 | #1,096 | 105 |
| 1993 | #1 | 34,993 | #1,129 | 100 |
| 1992 | #2 | 38,361 | #1,084 | 103 |
| 1991 | #2 | 43,398 | #972 | 120 |
| 1990 | #1 | 46,486 | #864 | 140 |
| 1989 | #1 | 47,887 | #627 | 252 |
| 1988 | #1 | 51,556 | #635 | 225 |
| 1987 | #1 | 55,992 | #582 | 243 |
| 1986 | #1 | 52,682 | #604 | 217 |
| 1985 | #1 | 48,345 | #578 | 230 |
| 1984 | #2 | 45,857 | #641 | 180 |
| 1983 | #2 | 45,283 | #614 | 194 |
| 1982 | #2 | 45,453 | #634 | 188 |
| 1981 | #2 | 42,531 | #672 | 165 |
| 1980 | #3 | 33,924 | #780 | 126 |
| 1979 | #4 | 27,780 | #816 | 114 |
| 1978 | #3 | 26,102 | #880 | 95 |
| 1977 | #4 | 24,846 | #882 | 92 |
| 1976 | #8 | 18,368 | #1,144 | 56 |
| 1975 | #13 | 12,926 | #1,181 | 51 |
| 1974 | #17 | 10,656 | #1,311 | 42 |
| 1973 | #34 | 7,228 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #46 | 6,206 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #64 | 5,359 | #2,126 | 19 |
| 1970 | #98 | 4,021 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #134 | 2,492 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #177 | 1,841 | — | |
| 1967 | #183 | 1,760 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #195 | 1,667 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #216 | 1,532 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #262 | 1,171 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #264 | 1,120 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #319 | 864 | — | |
| 1961 | #372 | 668 | — | |
| 1960 | #408 | 556 | — | |
| 1959 | #414 | 522 | — | |
| 1958 | #403 | 529 | — | |
| 1957 | #432 | 475 | — | |
| 1956 | #453 | 406 | — | |
| 1955 | #458 | 387 | — | |
| 1954 | #423 | 424 | — | |
| 1953 | #382 | 495 | — | |
| 1952 | #386 | 453 | — | |
| 1951 | #379 | 466 | — | |
| 1950 | #399 | 402 | — | |
| 1949 | #395 | 406 | — | |
| 1948 | #353 | 482 | — | |
| 1947 | #385 | 430 | — | |
| 1946 | #506 | 240 | — | |
| 1945 | #634 | 132 | — | |
| 1944 | #663 | 124 | — | |
| 1943 | #691 | 121 | — | |
| 1942 | #663 | 127 | — | |
| 1941 | #802 | 81 | — | |
| 1940 | #915 | 61 | — | |
| 1939 | #775 | 77 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,007 | 50 | — | |
| 1937 | #815 | 71 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,062 | 43 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,070 | 44 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,127 | 40 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,210 | 38 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,137 | 42 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,271 | 36 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,261 | 39 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,244 | 41 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,054 | 52 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,232 | 40 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,092 | 48 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,152 | 43 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,177 | 40 | — | |
| 1918 | #960 | 56 | — | |
| 1917 | #933 | 55 | — | |
| 1916 | #940 | 53 | — | |
| 1915 | #885 | 55 | — | |
| 1914 | #901 | 42 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,091 | 25 | — | |
| 1912 | #833 | 36 | — | |
| 1911 | #958 | 21 | — | |
| 1910 | #812 | 28 | — | |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | — | |
| 1908 | #970 | 17 | — | |
| 1907 | #923 | 17 | — | |
| 1906 | #872 | 18 | — | |
| 1905 | #900 | 17 | — | |
| 1904 | #910 | 16 | — | |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | — | |
| 1900 | #760 | 23 | — | |
| 1899 | #878 | 14 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,122 | 9 | — | |
| 1895 | #725 | 19 | — | |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | — | |
| 1893 | #767 | 15 | — | |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | — | |
| 1891 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | — | |
| 1888 | #593 | 18 | — | |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #679 | 7 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jessica was already there! It came in at #679, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.
Where Jessica is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#6 · 1 in 42
- Maine#6 · 1 in 48
- Rhode Island#7 · 1 in 44
- New Hampshire#7 · 1 in 46
- Connecticut#8 · 1 in 62
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #6 | 120 | 1 in 48 |
| Vermont | #6 | 53 | 1 in 42 |
| New Hampshire | #7 | 94 | 1 in 46 |
| Rhode Island | #7 | 101 | 1 in 44 |
| Connecticut | #8 | 229 | 1 in 62 |
| Massachusetts | #10 | 425 | 1 in 72 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 394 | 1 in 60 |
| New York | #10 | 1,111 | 1 in 93 |
| Colorado | #11 | 176 | 1 in 89 |
| New Mexico | #11 | 90 | 1 in 86 |
| Wisconsin | #11 | 384 | 1 in 72 |
| District of Columbia | #12 | 68 | 1 in 86 |
| Hawaii | #13 | 46 | 1 in 98 |
| New Jersey | #14 | 395 | 1 in 95 |
| Montana | #15 | 49 | 1 in 83 |
| North Dakota | #15 | 45 | 1 in 86 |
| Oregon | #15 | 137 | 1 in 95 |
| Washington | #15 | 204 | 1 in 96 |
| Idaho | #16 | 47 | 1 in 111 |
| Nevada | #16 | 31 | 1 in 81 |
| California | #17 | 1,130 | 1 in 121 |
| Pennsylvania | #17 | 589 | 1 in 113 |
| Michigan | #18 | 460 | 1 in 124 |
| Alaska | #20 | 19 | 1 in 100 |
| Maryland | #20 | 159 | 1 in 117 |
| Iowa | #21 | 145 | 1 in 116 |
| Arizona | #22 | 114 | 1 in 135 |
| Texas | #22 | 677 | 1 in 141 |
| Illinois | #24 | 450 | 1 in 155 |
| Louisiana | #25 | 159 | 1 in 156 |
| Utah | #25 | 90 | 1 in 130 |
| Kansas | #26 | 82 | 1 in 147 |
| Florida | #27 | 287 | 1 in 152 |
| Wyoming | #28 | 18 | 1 in 100 |
| Delaware | #29 | 25 | 1 in 109 |
| Ohio | #29 | 450 | 1 in 156 |
| Nebraska | #30 | 66 | 1 in 143 |
| South Dakota | #31 | 30 | 1 in 131 |
| Indiana | #32 | 227 | 1 in 154 |
| Missouri | #33 | 172 | 1 in 172 |
| Virginia | #37 | 161 | 1 in 172 |
| West Virginia | #37 | 66 | 1 in 169 |
| Kentucky | #38 | 131 | 1 in 174 |
| Mississippi | #46 | 78 | 1 in 206 |
| North Carolina | #49 | 140 | 1 in 242 |
| Tennessee | #49 | 123 | 1 in 223 |
| Alabama | #52 | 105 | 1 in 215 |
| Georgia | #52 | 140 | 1 in 236 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 64 | 1 in 247 |
| Arkansas | #69 | 43 | 1 in 298 |
| South Carolina | #73 | 57 | 1 in 308 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jessica
- 90 spots since 2024 (#575 → #665)
- 266 spots since 2020 (#399 → #665)
- 459 spots since 2015 (#206 → #665)
- Biggest jump: 357 spots in 1903 (#1,219 → #862)
- Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1901 (#760 → #1,227)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1987 at #1 (55,992 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: 25 yrs · run 1976–2000
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1970–2010
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1939–2025
- Highest: 1 in 31 girls born in 1987 were named Jessica (3.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,791 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 44.7% of all girls named Jessica (469,510) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | #556 (1884) | #738 |
| 1890s | 135 | #617 (1890) | #869 |
| 1900s | 159 | #760 (1900) | #960 |
| 1910s | 411 | #812 (1910) | #949 |
| 1920s | 410 | #1,054 (1923) | #1,214 |
| 1930s | 499 | #775 (1939) | #1,015 |
| 1940s | 2,204 | #353 (1948) | #601 |
| 1950s | 4,559 | #379 (1951) | #413 |
| 1960s | 13,671 | #134 (1969) | #253 |
| 1970s | 143,492 | #3 (1978) | #29 |
| 1980s | 469,510 | #1 (1987) | #2 |
| 1990s | 303,136 | #1 (1990) | #3 |
| 2000s | 90,665 | #8 (2000) | #31 |
| 2010s | 18,227 | #92 (2010) | #202 |
| 2020s | 3,557 | #399 (2020) | #529 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jessica in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 138 of them was named Jessica, which outranked 99.8% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 37,437 of them was named Jessica, which outranked 78.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,290Vinson43
- #1,290Von43
- #1,290Zackary43
- #1,311Jessica42
- #1,311Benson42
- #1,311Brody42
- #1,311Cain42
- #1,335Chip41
- #1,335Christen41
- #1,335Cris41
Tied with 23 names at #1,311; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.