Boy or Girl

Is Jesica a boy or girl name?

Jesica was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 4,715 US babies named Jesica were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Jesica since 1966
4,715
Most popular year
1987
238 babies
Babies named Jesica each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jesica from 1966 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.075150225300198020002020

Boys and girls named Jesica, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1960s030100%
1970s0628100%
1980s01,879100%
1990s01,393100%
2000s0644100%
2010s0128100%
2020s013100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–0–
20230–0–
20220–13#8,244
20210–0–
20200–0–
20190–10#10,065
20180–5#16,727
20170–8#12,117
20160–0–
20150–8#12,338
20140–14#8,247
20130–18#6,862
20120–17#7,277
20110–23#5,823
20100–25#5,503
20090–35#4,314
20080–46#3,547
20070–35#4,334
20060–59#2,924
20050–51#3,103
20040–81#2,199
20030–81#2,152
20020–70#2,318
20010–100#1,785
20000–86#1,956
19990–85#1,865
19980–88#1,781
19970–117#1,421
19960–97#1,605
19950–146#1,177
19940–144#1,219
19930–157#1,133
19920–156#1,133
19910–199#953
19900–204#931
19890–189#942
19880–213#846
19870–238#756
19860–205#821
19850–194#839
19840–170#883
19830–170#892
19820–178#867
19810–184#847
19800–138#1,037
19790–126#1,090
19780–113#1,138
19770–97#1,244
19760–96#1,184
19750–66#1,535
19740–35#2,272
19730–37#2,147
19720–27#2,624
19710–17#3,713
19700–14#4,124
19690–16#3,520
19680–8#5,329
19670–0–
19660–6#6,099

Highest rank

Jesica has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #756 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Jesica

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.