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Girl name

Jessel

95% girls · last recorded 2017

Jessel has been given to about 184 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 177
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jessel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2004 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time184

How popular is Jessel?

Its best year was 2004, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 8945th. The typical living American called Jessel is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Jessel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jewel0.82
  2. Jewell0.73
  3. Jersey0.65
  4. Bethel0.62
  5. Janel0.60
  6. Jael0.60
  7. Hazel0.57
  8. Ethel0.57

Middle names for Jessel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jessel Anne0.81
  2. Jessel Catherine0.78
  3. Jessel Rose0.77
  4. Jessel Marie0.77
  5. Jessel Grace0.77
  6. Jessel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Jessel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.69
  2. Kianasister · 0.69
  3. Keatonbrother · 0.68
  4. Hallesister · 0.68
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.68
  6. Tracebrother · 0.67

Where Jessel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jessel Anderson0.77
    2. Jessel White0.72
    3. Jessel Nguyen0.72
    4. Jessel Moore0.72
    5. Jessel Hill0.72
    6. Jessel Hall0.72

    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 Jessel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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