Jessa is an uncommon variant of Jessie that peaked in 2015 and has since faded.
Jessa is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,225 for girl births in the United States (and #4,027 across all names), given to 83 babies. Jessa was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 2015 (572 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | #2,225 | — |
| 2024 | 96 | 96 | #2,035 | — |
| 2023 | 99 | 99 | #1,991 | — |
| 2022 | 122 | 122 | #1,713 | — |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | #1,286 | — |
| 2020 | 167 | 167 | #1,325 | — |
| 2019 | 187 | 187 | #1,248 | — |
| 2018 | 242 | 242 | #1,059 | — |
| 2017 | 314 | 314 | #872 | — |
| 2016 | 433 | 433 | #676 | — |
| 2015 | 572 | 572 | #545 | — |
| 2014 | 332 | 332 | #835 | — |
| 2013 | 208 | 208 | #1,157 | — |
| 2012 | 255 | 255 | #989 | — |
| 2011 | 222 | 222 | #1,113 | — |
| 2010 | 242 | 242 | #1,033 | — |
| 2009 | 196 | 196 | #1,255 | — |
| 2008 | 124 | 124 | #1,780 | — |
| 2007 | 145 | 145 | #1,566 | — |
| 2006 | 138 | 138 | #1,569 | — |
| 2005 | 90 | 90 | #2,079 | — |
| 2004 | 116 | 116 | #1,672 | — |
| 2003 | 92 | 92 | #1,977 | — |
| 2002 | 78 | 78 | #2,152 | — |
| 2001 | 98 | 98 | #1,810 | — |
| 2000 | 91 | 91 | #1,875 | — |
| 1999 | 84 | 84 | #1,879 | — |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | #1,808 | — |
| 1997 | 80 | — | #1,857 | — |
| 1996 | 103 | — | #1,547 | — |
| 1995 | 103 | — | #1,516 | — |
| 1994 | 113 | — | #1,420 | — |
| 1993 | 107 | — | #1,490 | — |
| 1992 | 98 | — | #1,578 | — |
| 1991 | 101 | — | #1,542 | — |
| 1990 | 85 | — | #1,724 | — |
| 1989 | 62 | — | #2,035 | — |
| 1988 | 52 | — | #2,197 | — |
| 1987 | 56 | — | #2,001 | — |
| 1986 | 37 | — | #2,644 | — |
| 1985 | 45 | — | #2,264 | — |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #2,533 | — |
| 1983 | 28 | — | #3,012 | — |
| 1982 | 24 | — | #3,461 | — |
| 1981 | 48 | — | #2,134 | — |
| 1980 | 39 | — | #2,454 | — |
| 1979 | 33 | — | #2,692 | — |
| 1978 | 35 | — | #2,490 | — |
| 1977 | 26 | — | #3,032 | — |
| 1976 | 14 | — | #4,455 | — |
| 1975 | 9 | — | #6,152 | — |
| 1974 | 10 | — | #5,517 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | #6,955 | — |
| 1972 | 9 | — | #5,661 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,844 | — |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,272 |
| 1918 | 5 | — | #5,191 | — |