How Many People Are Named Jestin?
An estimated 1,167 people in the United States have the first name Jestin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Jestin peaked in popularity in 2001 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jestin 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 Jestin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,167
About 1 in 293,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2001
48 births
Total Registered
1,199
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jestin
Jestin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,199 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Jestin as a male name
Ranked #10,307 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (48 births)
Jestin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jestin span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 328 babies were registered. Jestin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jestin by Decade
How has Jestin 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.
Jestin by State
Birth registrations for Jestin span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Michigan. The lowest are in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas. On average, about 17 Jestins were registered per state.
Jestin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jestin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jestin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jestin?
We estimate approximately 1,167 people named Jestin 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 293,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Jestin a common name?
Jestin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,199 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jestin most popular?
Jestin reached peak popularity in 2001, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jestin is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jestin a male name?
Jestin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jestin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jestin Smith, Jestin Johnson, Jestin 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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