How Many People Are Named Jessika?
An estimated 5,734 people in the United States have the first name Jessika. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jessika peaked in popularity in 1990 with 378 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessika 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 Jessika paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,734
About 1 in 59,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1990
378 births
Total Registered
5,961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessika
Jessika is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,961 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jessika as a female name
Ranked #16,288 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (378 births)
Jessika: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessika span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,672 babies were registered. Jessika has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessika by Decade
How has Jessika 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.
Jessika by State
Birth registrations for Jessika span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nevada, New Hampshire. On average, about 110 Jessikas were registered per state.
Jessika + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jessika: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessika?
We estimate approximately 5,734 people named Jessika 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 59,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessika a common name?
Jessika is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessika most popular?
Jessika reached peak popularity in 1990, when 378 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessika is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessika a female name?
Jessika is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessika Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessika Smith, Jessika Johnson, Jessika 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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