Name Legacy

Jessilyn

Recorded 1968–2023 · United States

Jessilyn was most popular in 1991, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,313 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 682 people named Jessilyn.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#6,313
Births that year26
Total since 1880682
Given to100% girls

Jessilyn over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jessilyn’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jessilyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jessilyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 682 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.

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