Jesslyn
Jesslyn was the 4026th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1967th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,511 places. More babies were named Jesslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,026 girls, down 1,953 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017101 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,631babies recorded
Jesslyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,026 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,073 | 89 |
| 2010 | #2,770 | 64 |
| 2000 | #3,363 | 40 |
| 1990 | #2,619 | 45 |
| 1980 | #5,081 | 14 |
| 1970 | #8,522 | 5 |
| 1960 | #5,388 | 7 |
| 1950 | #4,984 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jesslyn, counting every spelling?
Jesslyn is the most common spelling of a name family that had 92 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 92 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesslyn | 36 | #4,026 | 273 |
| Jeslyn | 24 | #5,310 | 126 |
| Jesslynn | 20 | #6,009 | 80 |
| Jeslynn | — | — | 34 |
| Jezlyn | 6 | #13,964 | 25 |
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 Jesslyn?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jesslyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jesslyn 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 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jesslyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jesslyn?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Jesslyn are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 10 and 29. That makes Jesslyn 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.
Jesslyn by state
How common Jesslyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.9×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Jesslyn
How popular is the name Jesslyn?
Jesslyn was the 4026th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1967th with 101 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,511 places. More babies were named Jesslyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jesslyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jesslyn in the US.
Where is Jesslyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jesslyn was most common in Texas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and North Carolina.