Jessa
Jessa was the 2225th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 545th with 572 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,680 places. More babies were named Jessa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,225 girls, down 900 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015572 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,467babies recorded
Jessa popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1929.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,225 | 83 |
| 2020 | #1,325 | 167 |
| 2010 | #1,033 | 242 |
| 2000 | #1,875 | 91 |
| 1990 | #1,724 | 85 |
| 1980 | #2,454 | 39 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jessa, counting every spelling?
Jessa has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jessa?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jessa (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jessa born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jessa.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jessa?
About 6,400 people born in the US named Jessa are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 25. That makes Jessa mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jessa by state
How common Jessa was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 34 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jessa: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jessa, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jessa
How popular is the name Jessa?
Jessa was the 2225th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 545th with 572 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,680 places. More babies were named Jessa in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jessa a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jessa in the US.
Where is Jessa most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jessa was most common in Ohio (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Texas.