Is Jessa a boy or girl name?
Jessa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 95 girls and 0 boys were named Jessa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 6,381 US babies named Jessa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,041
- Babies named Jessa since 1918
- 6,381
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 572 babies
Boys and girls named Jessa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 148 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 428 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 960 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,168 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,006 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 661 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,041 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,989 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,711 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,286 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,330 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,248 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 241 | #1,061 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 314 | #870 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 433 | #676 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 572 | #545 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 332 | #835 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,156 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 255 | #989 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,113 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 242 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 196 | #1,255 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,780 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,566 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,569 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,078 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,672 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,976 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,152 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,810 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,875 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,879 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,808 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,857 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,547 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,516 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,420 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,490 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,578 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,542 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,724 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,035 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,198 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,001 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,644 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,265 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,533 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,461 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,134 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,454 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,692 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,489 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,031 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,453 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,152 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,517 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,955 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,659 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,846 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,272 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,191 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jessa reached #4,272 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #545 in 2015. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jessa
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.