Girls name
Jessica
Jessica is a girls' name given to 1,047,860 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1987 with 55,992 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in California in 1985.
Which states favor Jessica
Jessica by state
Top states by all-time births named Jessica. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 136,185 | #484 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 79,576 | #573 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 75,326 | #1002 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 47,219 | #700 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 46,670 | #827 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 45,522 | #705 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 45,370 | #688 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 37,875 | #1306 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 32,343 | #686 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 28,307 | #592 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 26,741 | #707 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 25,689 | #715 (2025) |
| 13 | Virginia | 24,475 | #679 (2025) |
| 14 | Indiana | 23,393 | #973 (2025) |
| 15 | Missouri | 21,639 | #993 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 21,399 | #1040 (2025) |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 20,432 | #895 (2024) |
| 18 | Washington | 19,533 | #491 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 18,891 | #570 (2025) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 16,866 | #464 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).