How Many People Are Named Jessia?
An estimated 640 people in the United States have the first name Jessia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jessia peaked in popularity in 2019 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessia 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 Jessia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
640
About 1 in 535,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2019
42 births
Total Registered
661
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessia
Jessia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 661 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jessia as a female name
Ranked #5,343 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (42 births)
Jessia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 222 babies were registered. While Jessia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jessia by Decade
How has Jessia 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.
Jessia by State
Birth registrations for Jessia span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Maryland. The lowest are in Virginia, New York, Maryland. On average, about 14 Jessias were registered per state.
Jessia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jessia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessia?
We estimate approximately 640 people named Jessia 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 535,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessia a common name?
Jessia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 661 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessia most popular?
Jessia reached peak popularity in 2019, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessia a female name?
Jessia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessia Smith, Jessia Johnson, Jessia 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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