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Jessa

Girl

Meaning of Jessa: Hebrew: 'wealthy'

Jessa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2147th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2147

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,467

First recorded 1918 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 48 babies1982: 24 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 37 babies1985: 45 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 52 babies1989: 62 babies1990: 85 babies19901991: 101 babies1992: 98 babies1993: 107 babies1994: 113 babies1995: 103 babies1996: 103 babies1997: 80 babies1998: 86 babies1999: 84 babies2000: 91 babies20002001: 98 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 92 babies2004: 116 babies2005: 90 babies2006: 138 babies2007: 145 babies2008: 124 babies2009: 196 babies2010: 242 babies20102011: 222 babies2012: 255 babies2013: 208 babies2014: 332 babies2015: 572 babies2016: 433 babies2017: 314 babies2018: 242 babies2019: 187 babies2020: 167 babies20202021: 179 babies2022: 122 babies2023: 99 babies2024: 96 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Jessa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 572.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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