How Many People Are Named Jessalyn?
An estimated 3,574 people in the United States have the first name Jessalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jessalyn peaked in popularity in 2001 with 132 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessalyn 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 Jessalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,574
About 1 in 95,902 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2001
132 births
Total Registered
3,673
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessalyn
Jessalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,673 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jessalyn as a female name
Ranked #5,065 in 2024
26 female births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (132 births)
Jessalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessalyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,097 babies were registered. Jessalyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessalyn by Decade
How has Jessalyn 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.
Jessalyn by State
Birth registrations for Jessalyn span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Utah, Tennessee. On average, about 62 Jessalyns were registered per state.
Jessalyn + Last Name Combinations
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Jessalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessalyn?
We estimate approximately 3,574 people named Jessalyn 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 95,902 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessalyn a common name?
Jessalyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,673 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessalyn most popular?
Jessalyn reached peak popularity in 2001, when 132 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessalyn is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessalyn a female name?
Jessalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessalyn Smith, Jessalyn Johnson, Jessalyn 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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