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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- California#171 · 1 in 885
- Arkansas#198 · 1 in 734
- North Dakota#203 · 1 in 596
- Arizona#205 · 1 in 918
- Oregon#209 · 1 in 778
Best ever in a state: #1 in Alaska, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #171 | 214 | 1 in 885 |
| Arkansas | #198 | 15 | 1 in 734 |
| North Dakota | #203 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
| Arizona | #205 | 32 | 1 in 918 |
| Oregon | #209 | 18 | 1 in 778 |
| Maryland | #217 | 27 | 1 in 865 |
| Illinois | #245 | 49 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Texas | #252 | 130 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Idaho | #254 | 7 | 1 in 856 |
| Nevada | #281 | 10 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Washington | #285 | 25 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Kentucky | #290 | 16 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Connecticut | #301 | 10 | 1 in 1,156 |
| New Jersey | #305 | 27 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Indiana | #312 | 23 | 1 in 1,292 |
| Georgia | #314 | 35 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Colorado | #332 | 16 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Pennsylvania | #335 | 35 | 1 in 1,437 |
| New York | #341 | 55 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Virginia | #342 | 24 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Florida | #354 | 52 | 1 in 1,636 |
| Nebraska | #357 | 6 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Michigan | #359 | 26 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Missouri | #359 | 18 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Iowa | #365 | 9 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Wisconsin | #372 | 14 | 1 in 1,590 |
| Alabama | #406 | 12 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 13 | 1 in 1,893 |
| Oklahoma | #413 | 10 | 1 in 1,565 |
| North Carolina | #419 | 24 | 1 in 1,875 |
| Ohio | #451 | 25 | 1 in 2,041 |
| Tennessee | #466 | 16 | 1 in 1,948 |
| Minnesota | #490 | 11 | 1 in 2,136 |
| Kansas | #506 | 6 | 1 in 2,009 |
| South Carolina | #527 | 8 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Utah | #527 | 7 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Louisiana | #579 | 8 | 1 in 2,448 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
107 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1987 at #1 (55,992 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 25 yrs
- Top 10: 25 yrs · run 1976–2000
- Top 100: 41 yrs · run 1970–2010
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1939–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 31
- Highest: 1 in 31 girls born in 1987 were named Jessica (3.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,791 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 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 2018
girls
#313
1,065 births · 1 in 1,597 girls
Top girls' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 1,597 of them was named Jessica, which outranked 98.3% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jessica
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.