Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Jessiah

Gender Unisex · 13% girls Rank 2025 #1,817 Trend ↓ Falling 25%
Rank 2025
#1,817
among boys · ↓172 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
95
named Jessiah · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 19,410
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
164 babies
All-time total
2,634
#3,032 all-time among boys
First recorded
1978
in Social Security records

Jessiah popularity over time

2,634 babies have been named Jessiah since 1978, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 6 6 1 – #5,394
1980s – 28 28 3 +367% #4,003
1990s – 102 102 10 +264% #4,339
2000s 112 445 557 56 +446% #1,778
2010s 172 1,000 1,172 117 +110% #1,322
2020s (to 2025) 65 704 769 128 +9% #1,273

Where Jessiah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 84 0.05 outside top 500
2027 81 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 76 0.04 outside top 500
2030 75 0.04 outside top 500

Where Jessiah is most popular

Boys named Jessiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and Illinois.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jessiah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 51 0.108 +66%
Texas 81 0.092 +42%
Illinois 21 0.082 +27%
California 67 0.073 +13%
Alabama 8 0.073 +13%
Louisiana 6 0.059 -10%
North Carolina 14 0.055 -15%
Michigan 11 0.054 -17%
New York 23 0.053 -18%
Georgia 11 0.043 -33%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -62%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -71%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jessiah

Jessiah is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,817 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1978, 2,634 American babies have been named Jessiah, about 87% boys and 13% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 164 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jessiah stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jessiah?

The median living Jessiah is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 2,600 people named Jessiah are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jessiah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,478 88 #1,817
2024 10 #9,864 103 #1,645
2023 8 #11,638 96 #1,731
2022 12 #8,763 130 #1,418
2021 8 #11,575 143 #1,314
2020 20 #5,962 144 #1,273
2019 17 #6,859 116 #1,482
2018 15 #7,552 138 #1,322
2017 17 #6,932 132 #1,353
2016 27 #5,060 97 #1,649
2015 27 #5,042 117 #1,448
2014 13 #8,694 104 #1,542
2013 14 #8,329 97 #1,596
2012 13 #8,858 78 #1,873
2011 13 #8,863 58 #2,248
2010 16 #7,691 63 #2,134
2009 12 #9,667 85 #1,778
2008 11 #10,400 59 #2,248
2007 21 #6,428 63 #2,149
2006 12 #9,565 38 #2,951
2005 13 #8,557 51 #2,314
2004 9 #11,112 41 #2,617
2003 11 #9,331 37 #2,699
2002 9 #10,602 31 #2,980
2001 5 #16,475 19 #4,207
2000 9 #10,255 21 #3,842
1995 – – – –
1990 – – 5 #8,738
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jessiah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jessiah?

The median living Jessiah is about 9 years old. Half of all living Jessiahs are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Jessiah are alive today?

An estimated 2,600 people named Jessiah are alive in the United States, based on 2,634 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jessiah in 2025?

Jessiah ranked #1,817 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jessiah?

2,634 babies have been named Jessiah in the United States since 1978, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jessiah most popular?

Jessiah peaked in 2020, when 164 newborns received the name.

Is Jessiah a boy or girl name?

Jessiah is used for both: about 13% of babies named Jessiah have been girls and 87% boys.

Is the name Jessiah rising or falling?

Jessiah has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Jessiah become more popular?

Jessiah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 boys named Jessiah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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