girl's name
Jesslyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,746
Jesslyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2017, when 101 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 92,098 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Jesslyn 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 | 18 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 53 |
| 1970s | 71 |
| 1980s | 180 |
| 1990s | 439 |
| 2000s | 614 |
| 2010s | 809 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 362 |
How popular is Jesslyn?
In 2025, Jesslyn was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Jesslyn 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 Jesslyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jesslyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jesslyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jesslyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jesslyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jesslyn
How popular is the name Jesslyn?
In 2025, Jesslyn was given to 36 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Jesslyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jesslyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jesslyn most popular?
Jesslyn peaked in 2017, when 101 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Jesslyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jesslyn currently ranks #4,016 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.