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Jessica

Jessica holds the #665 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 424 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #399 in 2020 to #665 today. Its strongest year on record was 1985 (#1 nationally, 48,345 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Utah (#408 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#665
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1
in 1985 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
424
girls named Jessica

Jessica popularity, 1880–2025

0.87%1.7%2.6%3.5%18801900192019401960198020002020#1 in 1985
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1985

Where Jessica is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025NH—Washington: #478 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)WA#478Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025ND—Minnesota: #540 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MN#540Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025WI—Michigan: #1210 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)MI#1210New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: #682 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#682Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025IA—Illinois: #797 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#797Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #668 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#668Pennsylvania: #689 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#689New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025CT—California: #480 (70 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CA#480Utah: #408 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)UT#408Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025NE—Missouri: #926 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MO#926Kentucky: #443 (9 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#443West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025WV—Virginia: #662 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#662Maryland: #600 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#600Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025DE—Arizona: #416 (16 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AZ#416New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #684 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#684South Carolina: #467 (10 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)SC#467District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025OK—Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025MS—Alabama: #574 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#574Georgia: #581 (18 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)GA#581Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jessica in 2025HI—Texas: #570 (55 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#570Florida: #692 (24 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#692
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Utah (#408), Arizona (#416), South Carolina (#467)

Uniqueness score

45/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jessica in the most recent year of SSA data.

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