girl's name
Jesica
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 4,879
Jesica is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1987, when 238 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Jesica over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 30 |
| 1970s | 628 |
| 1980s | 1,879 |
| 1990s | 1,393 |
| 2000s | 644 |
| 2010s | 128 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 18 |
How popular is Jesica?
In 2025, Jesica was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jesica is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jesica
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jesica also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jesica over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jesica
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jesica — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jesica
How popular is the name Jesica?
In 2025, Jesica was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jesica a girl's or a boy's name?
Jesica is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jesica most popular?
Jesica peaked in 1987, when 238 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jesica a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jesica currently ranks #16,416 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.