Jessa
A shortened form of Jessica, the name Shakespeare gave a character in The Merchant of Venice, possibly adapted from the Hebrew Iscah, borne by a niece of Abraham.
Jessa in 2025
Jessa was given to 83 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,027th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 39,944 babies born.
The history of Jessa
Jessa reached its highest point in 2015, when 572 babies were given the name, ranking 1,050th that year.
Across the 108 years of records since 1918, 6,467 babies have been named Jessa. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Jessa by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jessa | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 8,663 |
| 1920s | 5 | 8,174 |
| 1970s | 148 | 3,919 |
| 1980s | 428 | 3,205 |
| 1990s | 960 | 2,429 |
| 2000s | 1,168 | 2,244 |
| 2010s | 3,007 | 1,050 |
| 2020s | 746 | 2,397 |
Where Jessa is heading
Jessa has fallen 85% over the past decade, from 572 babies in 2015 to 83 in 2025.
Names like Jessa
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jessa.