How Many People Are Named Jessica Bell?

There are approximately 889 people named Jessica Bell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 385,550 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jessica with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

889

1 in 385,550 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Jessica

Last Name

Bell

Jessica: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jessica. The peak year was 1987 with 56,239 births. The average person named Jessica today is 38 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Jessica

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jessica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.24%) and Black (5.37%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jessica in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jessica rose or fell over time.

White

67.32%

Black

5.37%

Hispanic

20.24%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.94%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.57%

Two or More Races

3.56%

Ancestry of the Bell Surname

The surname Bell was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Bell in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

58.89%

Black

31.40%

Hispanic

3.43%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.66%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.90%

Two or More Races

4.73%

How we calculated this

The first name "Jessica" has an estimated frequency of 0.290% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Bell" appears at a rate of 89.34 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jessica are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 889 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Jessica

Jessica Smith Jessica Johnson Jessica Williams Jessica Brown Jessica Jones Jessica Garcia Jessica Miller Jessica Rodriguez

Other people with the surname Bell

Michael Bell James Bell John Bell David Bell Robert Bell William Bell Brian Bell

Jessica Bell: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Jessica Bell?

We estimate approximately 889 people named Jessica Bell are alive in the United States today. The first name Jessica is shared by 995,433 Americans, and the surname Bell is shared by 306,204.

How rare is the name Jessica Bell?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 385,550 Americans. The first name Jessica is very common and the surname Bell is common.

Is Jessica a male or female name?

Jessica is predominantly female, with 0.3% of bearers being male and 99.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1987 and the average bearer today is 38 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Jessica?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Jessica was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.32%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (20.24%) and Black (5.37%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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