Jessa
How to say it: JESS-uh · /ˈdʒɛsə/
Short form of Jessica or Jesse; Jessica from Hebrew Yiskah meaning 'to behold'. Used independently as a given name.
Jessa was the 1,685th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 83 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 85% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,735 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,685 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 83 |
| Share of births | 1 in 39,943 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | −85% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,735 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Jessa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Jessa is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.
Famous people named Jessa
- Jessa Khan (born 2001)Cambodian ju-jitsu practitioner
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