Jessica

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Jessica is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,053,884 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,050,306 as girls and 3,578 as boys. Jessica gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1987 and has since declined significantly. It is the #39 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 526
2023 550
2022 620
2021 656
2020 779
2019 969
2018 1,066
2017 1,291
2016 1,397
2015 1,591
2014 1,802
2013 1,951
2012 2,335
2011 2,634
2010 3,206
2009 3,811
2008 4,745
2007 5,727
2006 6,825
2005 8,134
2004 9,505
2003 10,471
2002 11,943
2001 13,952
2000 15,738
1999 16,378
1998 18,268
1997 21,090
1996 24,247
1995 27,990
1994 32,227
1993 35,093
1992 38,464
1991 43,515
1990 46,626
1989 48,139
1988 51,782
1987 56,239
1986 52,901
1985 48,578
1984 46,038
1983 45,478
1982 45,637
1981 42,697
1980 34,049
1979 27,896
1978 26,198
1977 24,937
1976 18,425
1975 12,979
1974 10,697
1973 7,248
1972 6,230
1971 5,379
1970 4,037
1969 2,505
1968 1,840
1967 1,772
1966 1,678
1965 1,540
1964 1,178
1963 1,125
1962 864
1961 668
1960 556
1959 522
1958 529
1957 476
1956 406
1955 387
1954 424
1953 495
1952 453
1951 466
1950 402
1949 406
1948 482
1947 430
1946 240
1945 132
1944 124
1943 121
1942 127
1941 81
1940 61
1939 77
1938 50
1937 71
1936 43
1935 47
1934 46
1933 43
1932 44
1931 40
1930 38
1929 42
1928 36
1927 39
1926 35
1925 34
1924 41
1923 52
1922 40
1921 48
1920 43
1919 40
1918 56
1917 55
1916 53
1915 55
1914 42
1913 25
1912 36
1911 21
1910 28
1909 18
1908 17
1907 17
1906 18
1905 17
1904 16
1903 16
1902 9
1901 8
1900 23
1899 14
1898 13
1897 9
1896 9
1895 19
1894 10
1893 15
1892 14
1891 14
1890 18
1889 9
1888 18
1887 8
1886 11
1885 6
1884 14
1883 6
1882 8
1881 7
1880 7