Jessa

Girl name

Jessa has been given to 6,467 babies in the U.S. since 1918. It peaked in 2015.

Meaning & origin

th-century coinage from Jessie + feminine suffix -a; compare Jenna from Jenny.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,467

Peak year

2015 (572 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1918

10-year trend

▼ -85%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jessa.

6,489 babies since 1971

6,434 babies since 1948

6,541 babies since 1982

6,386 babies since 1992

6,550 babies since 1881

6,555 babies since 1990

6,556 babies since 1914

6,376 babies since 1960

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