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Jessa

100% girls · 83 born in 2025

Jessa has been given to about 6,467 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,398
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jessa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2015 · 572
  • Born in 202583
  • All time6,467
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Jessa?

Its best year was 2015, when 572 babies were given the name, ranking 545th. The typical living American called Jessa is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Jessa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tessa0.82
  2. Lesa0.78
  3. Jenna0.72
  4. Jena0.72
  5. Leesa0.73
  6. Jemma0.72
  7. Janessa0.71
  8. Tressa0.71

Middle names for Jessa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jessa Rose0.83
  2. Jessa Louise0.83
  3. Jessa Pearl0.82
  4. Jessa Quinn0.82
  5. Jessa Nell0.82
  6. Jessa Wren0.81

Sibling names for Jessa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yousefbrother · 0.96
  2. Abdullahbrother · 0.95
  3. Fisherbrother · 0.95
  4. Malayasister · 0.93
  5. Elinasister · 0.93
  6. Aleenasister · 0.93

Where Jessa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Jessa White0.78
  2. Jessa Reyes0.78
  3. Jessa Nguyen0.78
  4. Jessa Moore0.78
  5. Jessa Lee0.78
  6. Jessa Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Jessa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Jessa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.