How Many People Are Named Jesica?
An estimated 4,488 people in the United States have the first name Jesica. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Jesica peaked in popularity in 1987 with 238 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jesica as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jesica paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,488
About 1 in 76,371 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1987
238 births
Total Registered
4,715
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jesica
Jesica is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,715 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jesica as a female name
Ranked #8,244 in 2022
13 female births in 2022
Peak: 1987 (238 births)
Jesica: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jesica span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,879 babies were registered. Jesica has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jesica by Decade
How has Jesica tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jesica by State
Birth registrations for Jesica span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Massachusetts. On average, about 89 Jesicas were registered per state.
Jesica + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jesica as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jesica
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Jesica: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jesica?
We estimate approximately 4,488 people named Jesica are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 76,371 Americans share this first name.
Is Jesica a common name?
Jesica is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,715 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jesica most popular?
Jesica reached peak popularity in 1987, when 238 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jesica is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jesica a female name?
Jesica is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jesica Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jesica Smith, Jesica Johnson, Jesica Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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