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Jessica

Girl

Meaning of Jessica: Hebrew: 'to behold'

Jessica is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 653rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 95th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#653

424 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#95

483 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,054,307

First recorded 1880 · peak 1987

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 42,696 babies1982: 45,641 babies1983: 45,477 babies1984: 46,037 babies1985: 48,575 babies1986: 52,899 babies1987: 56,235 babies1988: 51,781 babies1989: 48,139 babies1990: 46,626 babies19901991: 43,518 babies1992: 38,464 babies1993: 35,093 babies1994: 32,227 babies1995: 27,992 babies1996: 24,248 babies1997: 21,090 babies1998: 18,269 babies1999: 16,378 babies2000: 15,738 babies20002001: 13,952 babies2002: 11,943 babies2003: 10,471 babies2004: 9,505 babies2005: 8,134 babies2006: 6,825 babies2007: 5,727 babies2008: 4,745 babies2009: 3,811 babies2010: 3,206 babies20102011: 2,635 babies2012: 2,335 babies2013: 1,951 babies2014: 1,804 babies2015: 1,592 babies2016: 1,397 babies2017: 1,292 babies2018: 1,065 babies2019: 970 babies2020: 780 babies20202021: 656 babies2022: 620 babies2023: 550 babies2024: 527 babies2025: 424 babies
US babies named Jessica per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 56,235.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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