Jessalyn
Jessalyn was the 4928th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1405th; the most babies were born in 2001 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,125 places. More babies were named Jessalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,928 girls, down 1,886 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001132 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,700babies recorded
Jessalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,928 | 27 |
| 2020 | #3,042 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,834 | 111 |
| 2000 | #1,667 | 106 |
| 1990 | #1,831 | 78 |
| 1980 | #3,447 | 24 |
| 1970 | #7,441 | 6 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #5,342 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jessalyn, counting every spelling?
Jessalyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 40 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessalyn | 27 | #4,928 | 156 |
| Jessalynn | 13 | #8,079 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jessalyn?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jessalyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jessalyn 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 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jessalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jessalyn?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Jessalyn are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 32. That makes Jessalyn 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.
Jessalyn by state
How common Jessalyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×). In 49 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
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Questions about the name Jessalyn
How popular is the name Jessalyn?
Jessalyn was the 4928th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1405th; the most babies were born in 2001 (132). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,125 places. More babies were named Jessalyn in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jessalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jessalyn in the US.
Where is Jessalyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jessalyn was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.