Jessiah*
#2,659 most common boys' name of all time · #6,389 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1978–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#2,659
Rank overall
#6,389 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
40 of 146
All-time
2,634
Since 2016
1,328
Peak year
2020 #1,277
Best rank
#1,277 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 164/yr
Jessiah first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 88 | 95 | #1,818 |
| 2024 | 10 | 103 | 113 | #1,648 |
| 2023 | 8 | 96 | 104 | #1,734 |
| 2022 | 12 | 130 | 142 | #1,418 |
| 2021 | 8 | 143 | 151 | #1,312 |
| 2020 | 20 | 144 | 164 | #1,277 |
| 2019 | 17 | 116 | 133 | #1,483 |
| 2018 | 15 | 138 | 153 | #1,320 |
| 2017 | 17 | 132 | 149 | #1,355 |
| 2016 | 27 | 97 | 124 | #1,651 |
| 2015 | 27 | 117 | 144 | #1,449 |
| 2014 | 13 | 104 | 117 | #1,547 |
| 2013 | 14 | 97 | 111 | #1,599 |
| 2012 | 13 | 78 | 91 | #1,873 |
| 2011 | 13 | 58 | 71 | #2,250 |
| 2010 | 16 | 63 | 79 | #2,132 |
| 2009 | 12 | 85 | 97 | #1,782 |
| 2008 | 11 | 59 | 70 | #2,256 |
| 2007 | 21 | 63 | 84 | #2,153 |
| 2006 | 12 | 38 | 50 | #2,958 |
| 2005 | 13 | 51 | 64 | #2,317 |
| 2004 | 9 | 41 | 50 | #2,624 |
| 2003 | 11 | 37 | 48 | #2,712 |
| 2002 | 9 | 31 | 40 | #2,994 |
| 2001 | 5 | 19 | 24 | #4,224 |
| 2000 | 9 | 21 | 30 | #3,866 |
| 1999 | — | 16 | 16 | #4,460 |
| 1998 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,781 |
| 1997 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,594 |
| 1996 | — | 11 | 11 | #5,395 |
| 1994 | — | 13 | 13 | #4,711 |
| 1993 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,391 |
| 1992 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,937 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,784 |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,842 |
| 1984 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,151 |
| 1983 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,118 |
| 1982 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,081 |
| 1981 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,392 |
| 1978 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,717 |