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Jessalyn

Girl

Meaning of Jessalyn: Modern compound name

Jessalyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4681st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#4681

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

3,700

First recorded 1918 · peak 2001

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 31 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 47 babies1984: 54 babies1985: 58 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 48 babies1988: 80 babies1989: 87 babies1990: 78 babies19901991: 84 babies1992: 80 babies1993: 81 babies1994: 81 babies1995: 83 babies1996: 80 babies1997: 78 babies1998: 99 babies1999: 126 babies2000: 106 babies20002001: 132 babies2002: 120 babies2003: 107 babies2004: 90 babies2005: 121 babies2006: 118 babies2007: 110 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 98 babies2010: 111 babies20102011: 99 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 99 babies2014: 98 babies2015: 116 babies2016: 102 babies2017: 77 babies2018: 55 babies2019: 64 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 32 babies2022: 47 babies2023: 24 babies2024: 26 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Jessalyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 132.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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