Is Jessica a boy or girl name?
Jessica is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 526 girls and 0 boys were named Jessica, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 1,053,884 US babies named Jessica were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #574
- Babies named Jessica since 1880
- 1,053,884
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 56,239 babies
Boys and girls named Jessica, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 411 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 410 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 499 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,204 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,560 | 100% |
| 1960s | 55 | 13,671 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 528 | 143,498 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 2,020 | 469,518 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 769 | 303,129 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 186 | 90,665 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 20 | 18,222 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,131 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 526 | #574 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 550 | #550 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 620 | #508 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 656 | #477 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 779 | #399 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 969 | #331 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,066 | #312 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,291 | #246 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,123 | 1,392 | #231 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,591 | #206 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,802 | #179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,951 | #164 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,335 | #137 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,382 | 2,625 | #118 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,397 | 3,200 | #92 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,972 | 3,801 | #78 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,746 | 4,739 | #59 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,426 | 5,714 | #42 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,691 | 6,815 | #32 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,548 | 8,115 | #27 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,921 | 9,470 | #21 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4,700 | 10,454 | #18 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,854 | 11,921 | #16 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,270 | 13,925 | #11 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,181 | 15,711 | #8 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,977 | 16,350 | #9 |
| 1998 | 30 | #2,744 | 18,238 | #8 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,009 | 21,045 | #2 |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,920 | 24,200 | #2 |
| 1995 | 51 | #1,744 | 27,939 | #1 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,099 | 32,122 | #1 |
| 1993 | 100 | #1,131 | 34,993 | #1 |
| 1992 | 103 | #1,085 | 38,361 | #2 |
| 1991 | 120 | #977 | 43,395 | #2 |
| 1990 | 140 | #867 | 46,486 | #1 |
| 1989 | 252 | #626 | 47,887 | #1 |
| 1988 | 225 | #636 | 51,557 | #1 |
| 1987 | 243 | #582 | 55,996 | #1 |
| 1986 | 217 | #605 | 52,684 | #1 |
| 1985 | 230 | #578 | 48,348 | #1 |
| 1984 | 180 | #641 | 45,858 | #2 |
| 1983 | 194 | #616 | 45,284 | #2 |
| 1982 | 188 | #634 | 45,449 | #2 |
| 1981 | 165 | #674 | 42,532 | #2 |
| 1980 | 126 | #780 | 33,923 | #3 |
| 1979 | 114 | #819 | 27,782 | #4 |
| 1978 | 95 | #884 | 26,103 | #3 |
| 1977 | 92 | #890 | 24,845 | #4 |
| 1976 | 56 | #1,149 | 18,369 | #8 |
| 1975 | 51 | #1,187 | 12,928 | #13 |
| 1974 | 42 | #1,322 | 10,655 | #17 |
| 1973 | 20 | #2,081 | 7,228 | #34 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,846 | 6,206 | #46 |
| 1971 | 19 | #2,167 | 5,360 | #64 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,443 | 4,022 | #98 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,481 | 2,492 | #134 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,840 | #177 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,409 | 1,760 | #183 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,708 | 1,668 | #195 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,107 | 1,532 | #216 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,442 | 1,171 | #262 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,329 | 1,120 | #266 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 864 | #319 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 668 | #372 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 556 | #408 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 522 | #414 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 529 | #403 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 476 | #432 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 406 | #454 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 387 | #459 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 424 | #423 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 495 | #382 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 453 | #387 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 466 | #380 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 402 | #400 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 406 | #395 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 482 | #354 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 430 | #385 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 240 | #507 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 132 | #634 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 124 | #666 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 121 | #691 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 127 | #664 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 81 | #805 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 61 | #918 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 77 | #778 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,013 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 71 | #815 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,072 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,008 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,024 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,066 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,074 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,134 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,222 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,144 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,277 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,268 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,341 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,390 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,253 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,062 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,240 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,104 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,161 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,184 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 56 | #963 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 55 | #938 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 53 | #944 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 55 | #887 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 42 | #910 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,105 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 36 | #840 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 21 | #971 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 28 | #821 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 18 | #980 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 17 | #983 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 17 | #932 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 18 | #886 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 17 | #911 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 16 | #921 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 16 | #880 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,264 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,273 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 23 | #770 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 14 | #894 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #987 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,120 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,168 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #733 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,029 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 15 | #777 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 14 | #813 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 14 | #735 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 18 | #627 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 9 | #926 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #601 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #898 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 11 | #712 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #981 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #572 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #866 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #710 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #715 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 7 | #705 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jessica reached #578 in 1985. As a girl name, it reached #1 in 1985. 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 Jessica
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.