How Many People Are Named Jessa?
An estimated 6,260 people in the United States have the first name Jessa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Jessa peaked in popularity in 2015 with 572 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessa 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 Jessa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,260
About 1 in 54,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2015
572 births
Total Registered
6,381
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessa
Jessa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,381 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jessa as a male name
Ranked #4,272 in 1929
5 male births in 1929
Peak: 1929 (5 births)
Jessa as a female name
Ranked #2,041 in 2024
95 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (572 births)
Jessa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessa span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,006 babies were registered. Jessa has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessa by Decade
How has Jessa 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.
Jessa by State
Birth registrations for Jessa span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in South Dakota, South Carolina, North Dakota. On average, about 96 Jessas were registered per state.
Jessa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jessa
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Jessa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessa?
We estimate approximately 6,260 people named Jessa 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 54,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessa a common name?
Jessa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,381 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessa most popular?
Jessa reached peak popularity in 2015, when 572 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessa is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessa a female name?
Jessa is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessa Smith, Jessa Johnson, Jessa 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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