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Jessa

Jessa is currently the #2214 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 83 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1318 to #2214. Looking at the full record since 1918, Jessa hit its all-time high of #544 in 2015, when 572 girls were given the name. State by state, Florida leads the way at #1243.

Rankings

2025 rank
#2214
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#544
in 2015 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
83
girls named Jessa

Jessa popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.017%0.026%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#544 in 2015
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2015

Where Jessa is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MI—New York: #1830 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1830Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025CT—California: #2276 (8 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)CA#2276Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jessa in 2025HI—Texas: #2210 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#2210Florida: #1243 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1243
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Florida (#1243), New York (#1830), Texas (#2210)

Uniqueness score

65/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jessa in the most recent year of SSA data.

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