Jessalyn

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Jessalyn was most popular in 2001, when 132 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,488 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,700 people named Jessalyn.

Most popular in2001

Rank that year#2,488

Births that year132

Total since 18803,700

Given to100% girls

Jessalyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jessalyn’s peak in 2001. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jessalyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jessalyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,700 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jessalyn

Where Jessalyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org