Is Jessiah a boy or girl name?

Jessiah is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,634 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 13.2% were girls and 86.8% were boys.

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Jessiah

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Jessiah was most popular in 2020, when 164 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,487 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,652, with 95 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,634 people named Jessiah.

Jessiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jessiah’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jessiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jessiah is mostly a boy’s name — 13.2% of the 2,634 Americans given it were girls and 86.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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 Jessiah

Where Jessiah 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