Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jessica

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Wealthy
Rich, God beholds

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Literary
  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jessica

Famous People

Actress Jessica Biel, Actress Jessica Alba, Entertainer Jessica Simpson, Actress Jessica Lange, Actress Jessica Tandy

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, Daughter of Jeff Bridges, Daughter of Kate and Robert Capshaw, Daughter of Roseanne and Bill Pentland, Daughter of Bruce Springsteen

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #626, 252 births); most recent 2016 (rank #12182, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #1, 55,990 births); most recent 2025 (rank #665, 424 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–424
2024–526
2023–550
2022–620
2021–656
2020–779
2019–969
2018–1,066
2017–1,291
201651,392

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #3, 6,711 births); most recent 2025 (rank #139, 360 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025360
2024483
2023573
2022698
2021997
20201,156
20191,439
20181,812
20172,139
20162,703

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1987 (rank #2416, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #15, 5,180 births); most recent 2023 (rank #849, 46 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–46
2022–41
2021–63
2020–72
2019–102
2018–98
2017–114
2016–152
2015–156
2014–144

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1995 (rank #12, 362 births); most recent 2025 (rank #141, 32 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202532
202440
202349
202286
202190
202091
2019123
2018127
2017150
2016131

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #5, 419 births); most recent 2025 (rank #49, 81 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202581
202480
2023123
2022129
2021150
2020168
2019223
2018262
2017318
2016309

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #4, 206 births); most recent 2025 (rank #96, 21 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202521
202416
202335
202234
202152
202050
201967
201895
201784
2016120

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #1, 532 births); most recent 2023 (rank #348, 9 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20239
202211
20219
202020
201922
201822
201723
201625
201539
201428

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence