Jessica remains a common girls' name (#665 in 2025), down from a peak of #1 in 1985.
Jessica is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #665 for girl births in the United States (and #1,316 across all names), given to 424 babies. Jessica was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1987 (55,992 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 424 | 424 | #665 | — |
| 2024 | 527 | 527 | #575 | — |
| 2023 | 550 | 550 | #550 | — |
| 2022 | 620 | 620 | #508 | — |
| 2021 | 656 | 656 | #477 | — |
| 2020 | 780 | 780 | #399 | — |
| 2019 | 970 | 970 | #331 | — |
| 2018 | 1,065 | 1,065 | #313 | — |
| 2017 | 1,292 | 1,292 | #246 | — |
| 2016 | 1,397 | 1,397 | #231 | #13,126 |
| 2015 | 1,592 | 1,592 | #206 | — |
| 2014 | 1,804 | 1,804 | #179 | — |
| 2013 | 1,951 | 1,956 | #164 | — |
| 2012 | 2,335 | 2,348 | #137 | — |
| 2011 | 2,635 | 2,635 | #118 | #8,384 |
| 2010 | 3,206 | 3,220 | #92 | #11,399 |
| 2009 | 3,811 | 3,826 | #78 | #7,975 |
| 2008 | 4,745 | 4,759 | #59 | #11,748 |
| 2007 | 5,727 | 5,743 | #42 | #6,428 |
| 2006 | 6,825 | 6,846 | #32 | #7,691 |
| 2005 | 8,134 | 8,154 | #27 | #4,549 |
| 2004 | 9,505 | 9,531 | #21 | #2,922 |
| 2003 | 10,471 | 10,502 | #18 | #4,700 |
| 2002 | 11,943 | 11,964 | #16 | #3,854 |
| 2001 | 13,952 | 13,989 | #11 | #3,270 |
| 2000 | 15,738 | 15,790 | #8 | #3,181 |
| 1999 | 16,378 | 16,414 | #9 | #2,977 |
| 1998 | 18,269 | 18,333 | #8 | #2,744 |
| 1997 | 21,090 | — | #2 | #2,009 |
| 1996 | 24,248 | — | #2 | #1,920 |
| 1995 | 27,992 | — | #1 | #1,744 |
| 1994 | 32,227 | — | #1 | #1,099 |
| 1993 | 35,093 | — | #1 | #1,131 |
| 1992 | 38,464 | — | #2 | #1,085 |
| 1991 | 43,518 | — | #2 | #977 |
| 1990 | 46,626 | — | #1 | #867 |
| 1989 | 48,139 | — | #1 | #627 |
| 1988 | 51,781 | — | #1 | #636 |
| 1987 | 56,235 | — | #1 | #582 |
| 1986 | 52,899 | — | #1 | #605 |
| 1985 | 48,575 | — | #1 | #578 |
| 1984 | 46,037 | — | #2 | #641 |
| 1983 | 45,477 | — | #2 | #616 |
| 1982 | 45,641 | — | #2 | #634 |
| 1981 | 42,696 | — | #2 | #674 |
| 1980 | 34,050 | — | #3 | #780 |
| 1979 | 27,894 | — | #4 | #819 |
| 1978 | 26,197 | — | #3 | #884 |
| 1977 | 24,938 | — | #4 | #890 |
| 1976 | 18,424 | — | #8 | #1,150 |
| 1975 | 12,977 | — | #13 | #1,187 |
| 1974 | 10,698 | — | #17 | #1,321 |
| 1973 | 7,248 | — | #34 | #2,081 |
| 1972 | 6,230 | — | #46 | #1,846 |
| 1971 | 5,378 | — | #64 | #2,166 |
| 1970 | 4,036 | — | #98 | #2,442 |
| 1969 | 2,505 | — | #134 | #2,481 |
| 1968 | 1,841 | — | #177 | — |
| 1967 | 1,772 | — | #183 | #2,410 |
| 1966 | 1,677 | — | #195 | #2,709 |
| 1965 | 1,540 | — | #216 | #3,108 |
| 1964 | 1,178 | — | #262 | #3,440 |
| 1963 | 1,125 | — | #265 | #4,328 |
| 1962 | 864 | — | #319 | — |
| 1961 | 668 | — | #372 | — |
| 1960 | 556 | — | #408 | — |
| 1959 | 522 | — | #414 | — |
| 1958 | 529 | — | #403 | — |
| 1957 | 475 | — | #432 | — |
| 1956 | 406 | — | #454 | — |
| 1955 | 387 | — | #459 | — |
| 1954 | 424 | — | #423 | — |
| 1953 | 495 | — | #382 | — |
| 1952 | 453 | — | #387 | — |
| 1951 | 466 | — | #380 | — |
| 1950 | 402 | — | #400 | — |
| 1949 | 406 | — | #395 | — |
| 1948 | 482 | — | #353 | — |
| 1947 | 430 | — | #385 | — |
| 1946 | 240 | — | #507 | — |
| 1945 | 132 | — | #634 | — |
| 1944 | 124 | — | #666 | — |
| 1943 | 121 | — | #691 | — |
| 1942 | 127 | — | #664 | — |
| 1941 | 81 | — | #805 | — |
| 1940 | 61 | — | #918 | — |
| 1939 | 77 | — | #778 | — |
| 1938 | 50 | — | #1,013 | — |
| 1937 | 71 | — | #815 | — |
| 1936 | 43 | — | #1,072 | — |
| 1935 | 47 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1934 | 46 | — | #1,024 | — |
| 1933 | 43 | — | #1,066 | — |
| 1932 | 44 | — | #1,074 | — |
| 1931 | 40 | — | #1,135 | — |
| 1930 | 38 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1929 | 42 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1928 | 36 | — | #1,277 | — |
| 1927 | 39 | — | #1,268 | — |
| 1926 | 35 | — | #1,341 | — |
| 1925 | 34 | — | #1,390 | — |
| 1924 | 41 | — | #1,253 | — |
| 1923 | 52 | — | #1,062 | — |
| 1922 | 40 | — | #1,240 | — |
| 1921 | 48 | — | #1,104 | — |
| 1920 | 43 | — | #1,161 | — |
| 1919 | 40 | — | #1,184 | — |
| 1918 | 56 | — | #963 | — |
| 1917 | 55 | — | #938 | — |
| 1916 | 53 | — | #944 | — |
| 1915 | 55 | — | #887 | — |
| 1914 | 42 | — | #910 | — |
| 1913 | 25 | — | #1,105 | — |
| 1912 | 36 | — | #840 | — |
| 1911 | 21 | — | #971 | — |
| 1910 | 28 | — | #821 | — |
| 1909 | 18 | — | #980 | — |
| 1908 | 17 | — | #983 | — |
| 1907 | 17 | — | #932 | — |
| 1906 | 18 | — | #886 | — |
| 1905 | 17 | — | #911 | — |
| 1904 | 16 | — | #921 | — |
| 1903 | 16 | — | #880 | — |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #1,264 | — |
| 1901 | 8 | — | #1,273 | — |
| 1900 | 23 | — | #770 | — |
| 1899 | 14 | — | #893 | — |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #987 | — |
| 1897 | 9 | — | #1,120 | — |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,168 | — |
| 1895 | 19 | — | #733 | — |
| 1894 | 10 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1893 | 15 | — | #777 | — |
| 1892 | 14 | — | #813 | — |
| 1891 | 14 | — | #735 | — |
| 1890 | 18 | — | #627 | — |
| 1889 | 9 | — | #926 | — |
| 1888 | 18 | — | #601 | — |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #898 | — |
| 1886 | 11 | — | #712 | — |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #981 | — |
| 1884 | 14 | — | #572 | — |
| 1883 | 6 | — | #866 | — |
| 1882 | 8 | — | #710 | — |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #715 | — |
| 1880 | 7 | — | #705 | — |