Jessica has been given to about 1,054,307 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Jessica ranks 665th among American girls in 2025, with 424 born that year. Its best year was 1987, when 56,235 babies were given the name, ranking 1st. The typical living American called Jessica is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in Utah, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
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.