girl's name
Jessel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Births on record 184
Jessel is a girl's name. In 2017 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2004, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1927.
Jessel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2017, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1990s | 64 |
| 2000s | 78 |
| 2010s (to 2017) | 32 |
How popular is Jessel?
In 2017, Jessel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Jessel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jessel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jessel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jessel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jessel
How popular is the name Jessel?
In 2017, Jessel was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Jessel a girl's or a boy's name?
Jessel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jessel most popular?
Jessel peaked in 2004, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.