How Many People Are Named Jessup?
An estimated 459 people in the United States have the first name Jessup. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jessup peaked in popularity in 1995 with 23 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessup 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 Jessup paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
459
About 1 in 746,741 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
23 births
Total Registered
472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessup
Jessup is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 472 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jessup as a male name
Ranked #8,543 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 1995 (23 births)
Jessup: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessup span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 151 babies were registered. Jessup has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessup by Decade
How has Jessup 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.
Jessup + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessup as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jessup: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessup?
We estimate approximately 459 people named Jessup 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 746,741 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessup a common name?
Jessup is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessup most popular?
Jessup reached peak popularity in 1995, when 23 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessup is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessup a male name?
Jessup is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessup Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessup Smith, Jessup Johnson, Jessup 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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