How Many People Are Named Jesslyn?
An estimated 2,477 people in the United States have the first name Jesslyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Jesslyn peaked in popularity in 2017 with 101 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jesslyn 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 Jesslyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,477
About 1 in 138,375 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2017
101 births
Total Registered
2,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jesslyn
Jesslyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,595 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jesslyn as a female name
Ranked #3,187 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (101 births)
Jesslyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jesslyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 809 babies were registered. While Jesslyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jesslyn by Decade
How has Jesslyn 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.
Jesslyn by State
Birth registrations for Jesslyn span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Oklahoma, Massachusetts. On average, about 57 Jesslyns were registered per state.
Jesslyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jesslyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jesslyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jesslyn?
We estimate approximately 2,477 people named Jesslyn 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 138,375 Americans share this first name.
Is Jesslyn a common name?
Jesslyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jesslyn most popular?
Jesslyn reached peak popularity in 2017, when 101 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jesslyn is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jesslyn a female name?
Jesslyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jesslyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jesslyn Smith, Jesslyn Johnson, Jesslyn 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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