girl's name
Jessalyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,898
Jessalyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2001, when 132 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Jessalyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 66 |
| 1980s | 514 |
| 1990s | 870 |
| 2000s | 1,097 |
| 2010s | 921 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 209 |
How popular is Jessalyn?
In 2025, Jessalyn was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jessalyn 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 Jessalyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jessalyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jessalyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jessalyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jessalyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jessalyn
How popular is the name Jessalyn?
In 2025, Jessalyn was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jessalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jessalyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jessalyn most popular?
Jessalyn peaked in 2001, when 132 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jessalyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jessalyn currently ranks #4,957 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.