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 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#1 · 1 in 20
- Maine#1 · 1 in 21
- Alaska#1 · 1 in 25
- North Dakota#2 · 1 in 23
- Rhode Island#2 · 1 in 24
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #1 | 115 | 1 in 25 |
| Maine | #1 | 282 | 1 in 21 |
| Vermont | #1 | 135 | 1 in 20 |
| Arizona | #2 | 464 | 1 in 42 |
| Colorado | #2 | 491 | 1 in 40 |
| Connecticut | #2 | 466 | 1 in 32 |
| Delaware | #2 | 80 | 1 in 38 |
| Maryland | #2 | 539 | 1 in 37 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 907 | 1 in 32 |
| New Hampshire | #2 | 214 | 1 in 25 |
| New York | #2 | 2,385 | 1 in 42 |
| North Dakota | #2 | 209 | 1 in 23 |
| Pennsylvania | #2 | 1,744 | 1 in 40 |
| Rhode Island | #2 | 187 | 1 in 24 |
| South Dakota | #2 | 176 | 1 in 27 |
| Wisconsin | #2 | 985 | 1 in 32 |
| California | #3 | 2,928 | 1 in 59 |
| District of Columbia | #3 | 114 | 1 in 49 |
| Florida | #3 | 1,242 | 1 in 42 |
| Georgia | #3 | 801 | 1 in 44 |
| Indiana | #3 | 894 | 1 in 41 |
| Iowa | #3 | 590 | 1 in 34 |
| Kentucky | #3 | 752 | 1 in 33 |
| Louisiana | #3 | 683 | 1 in 45 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | 874 | 1 in 36 |
| Montana | #3 | 137 | 1 in 34 |
| New Jersey | #3 | 972 | 1 in 38 |
| New Mexico | #3 | 238 | 1 in 39 |
| South Carolina | #3 | 398 | 1 in 45 |
| Tennessee | #3 | 673 | 1 in 42 |
| Texas | #3 | 2,447 | 1 in 49 |
| Virginia | #3 | 821 | 1 in 36 |
| Washington | #3 | 616 | 1 in 44 |
| West Virginia | #3 | 491 | 1 in 24 |
| Illinois | #4 | 1,350 | 1 in 57 |
| Mississippi | #4 | 407 | 1 in 40 |
| Missouri | #4 | 733 | 1 in 46 |
| Nebraska | #4 | 276 | 1 in 39 |
| Nevada | #4 | 100 | 1 in 42 |
| Ohio | #4 | 1,661 | 1 in 44 |
| Wyoming | #4 | 82 | 1 in 39 |
| Alabama | #5 | 465 | 1 in 49 |
| Hawaii | #5 | 83 | 1 in 61 |
| Idaho | #5 | 166 | 1 in 42 |
| Kansas | #5 | 362 | 1 in 42 |
| Michigan | #5 | 1,317 | 1 in 46 |
| North Carolina | #5 | 684 | 1 in 49 |
| Oregon | #5 | 386 | 1 in 45 |
| Arkansas | #7 | 230 | 1 in 59 |
| Utah | #8 | 289 | 1 in 57 |
| Oklahoma | #9 | 283 | 1 in 68 |
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 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 49 of them was named Jessica, which outranked 100.0% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 14,158 of them was named Jessica, which outranked 89.3% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).