Is Jesslyn a boy or girl name?
Jesslyn is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 0 boys were named Jesslyn, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,595 US babies named Jesslyn were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,187
- Babies named Jesslyn since 1915
- 2,595
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 101 babies
Boys and girls named Jesslyn, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 71 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 180 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 439 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 614 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 809 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,187 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,242 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,710 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 73 | #2,448 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,072 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,385 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,542 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,967 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,101 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,515 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,314 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,980 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,413 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,356 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,769 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,346 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,410 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,925 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,586 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,360 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,594 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,949 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,673 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,363 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,018 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,782 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,847 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,605 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,319 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,851 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,136 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,569 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,619 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,607 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,946 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,671 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,569 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,038 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,228 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,601 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,419 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,053 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,081 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,905 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,698 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,330 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,614 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,483 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,956 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,268 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,523 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,207 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,473 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,335 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,992 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,561 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,680 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,529 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,388 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,664 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,708 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,573 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,484 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,942 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,984 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,594 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,916 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,534 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,421 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,559 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,034 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,144 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,710 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,453 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,381 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,597 |
Highest rank
Jesslyn has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,967 in 2017. 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 Jesslyn
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.