Name Legacy

Jestine

Recorded 1909–2009 · United States

Jestine was most popular in 1949, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,134 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,015 people named Jestine.

Most popular in1949
Rank that year#3,134
Births that year26
Total since 18801,015
Given to100% girls

Jestine over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jestine’s peak in 1949. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jestine a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jestine is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,015 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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 Jestine

Where Jestine 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