Jessa Girl
How popular is Jessa?
#2,214 girl name in 2025
83 baby girls were named Jessa in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.
6,392living people named Jessa (est.)
14median age of people named Jessa
6,467babies named Jessa since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025
Jessa popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,214 for girls (▼ 181 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 83 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-85% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #544 in 2015, #1,318 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (572 girls) |
| Highest rank | #544 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1918 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Jessa is most popular
Babies named Jessa per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Jessa by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1970s | 148 | #2,474 |
| 1980s | 428 | #1,990 |
| 1990s | 960 | #1,413 |
| 2000s | 1,168 | #1,254 |
| 2010s | 3,007 | #544 |
| 2020s | 746 | #1,284 |
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Questions
- Is Jessa a boy or girl name?
- Jessa is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jessa were girls.
- How popular is the name Jessa?
- 83 baby girls were named Jessa in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.
- When was Jessa most popular?
- Jessa peaked in 2015, when 572 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #544 in 2015.
- How many people are named Jessa?
- 6,467 babies have been named Jessa in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,392 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Jessa most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jessa was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.