Jesselyn

JEH-sih-lihn /ˈdʒɛsɪˌlɪn/
girl 3 syllables trending up

Jesselyn is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.

Jesselyn is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #10,463 for girl births in the United States (and #17,741 across all names), given to 9 babies. Jesselyn was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1989 (30 births).

About the name Jesselyn

PronunciationJEH-sih-lihn /ˈdʒɛsɪˌlɪn/
#10,463U.S. rank among girls 2025
#17,741among all names 2025
9U.S. births 2025
30peak births 1989
1918first in SSA data

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How popular is Jesselyn?

Girls named Jesselyn 9 in 2025
19181920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Jesselyn per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jesselyn total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202599#10,463
202166#14,253
202088#11,541
201855#16,735
20171010#10,289
201599#11,328
20141111#9,817
201399#11,415
20121111#10,020
20111515#7,965
201088#12,815
20091212#9,665
20081212#9,747
20071414#8,750
20061414#8,456
20051212#9,134
200466#14,970
20032121#5,677
20021010#9,832
20011212#8,444
20001616#6,626
19991515#6,646
19981212#7,750
199723—#4,575
199617—#5,635
199515—#6,090
199416—#5,834
199322—#4,577
199217—#5,585
199114—#6,387
199030—#3,558
198930—#3,431
198819—#4,559
19879—#7,631
19865—#11,678
198513—#5,482
19848—#7,679
19835—#10,950
19805—#11,032
19786—#8,980
19775—#10,249
19717—#6,894
19705—#8,521
19675—#7,217
19365—#4,517
19185—#5,193