Yessica
Yessica was the 6103rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1038th with 175 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,701 places. More babies were named Yessica in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,103 girls, down 1,749 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1995175 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,956babies recorded
Yessica popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,103 | 20 |
| 2020 | #4,354 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,074 | 55 |
| 2000 | #1,297 | 149 |
| 1990 | #1,339 | 120 |
| 1980 | #2,799 | 33 |
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How popular is Yessica, counting every spelling?
Yessica is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yessica | 20 | #6,103 | 113 |
| Yesica | 8 | #11,900 | 68 |
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 Yessica?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yessica (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yessica 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yessica.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yessica?
About 3,900 people born in the US named Yessica are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 20 and 34. That makes Yessica 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.
Yessica by state
How common Yessica was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). 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
These names rose and fell in step with Yessica: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yessica, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yessica
How popular is the name Yessica?
Yessica was the 6103rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1038th with 175 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,701 places. More babies were named Yessica in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Yessica a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yessica in the US.
Where is Yessica most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yessica was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.