girl's name
Yessica
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,961
Yessica is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1995, when 175 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1973.
Yessica over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 118 |
| 1980s | 506 |
| 1990s | 1,439 |
| 2000s | 1,343 |
| 2010s | 405 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 145 |
How popular is Yessica?
In 2025, Yessica was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Yessica 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 Yessica
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yessica also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yessica over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yessica
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yessica — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yessica
How popular is the name Yessica?
In 2025, Yessica was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Yessica a girl's or a boy's name?
Yessica is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Yessica most popular?
Yessica peaked in 1995, when 175 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yessica a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yessica currently ranks #6,062 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.