JESSICA is ranked as the 105th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 571,626.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 179.27 people named JESSICA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JESSICA is 1,021,000.
The SSA data also shows that JESSICA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JESSICA is
71.1% White,
14.0% Hispanic origin,
10.5% Black,
2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JESSICA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native, Black, Two or More Races, Hispanic origin, Asian or Pacific Islander.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JESSICA is included in the following name categories:
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
German Common surname
Hebrew feminine given name
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
English feminine given name
Feminine given name
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JESSICA
The state with the most people named
JESSICA is
California where
58,460 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JESSICA, as
614.2 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Texas.
Maine is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Wyoming
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JESSICA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
16,451
127.72
99.7%
Indiana
10,660
161.59
99.6%
Iowa
5,971
192.18
99.5%
Kansas
4,262
146.75
99.0%
Michigan
17,733
178.95
99.8%
Minnesota
12,028
220.41
99.8%
Missouri
4,181
139.65
99.3%
Nebraska
2,635
140.03
98.6%
North Dakota
1,254
169.64
97.6%
Ohio
19,637
169.37
99.7%
South Dakota
1,574
184.49
97.8%
Wisconsin
12,303
213.68
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name JESSICA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,433
194.57
97.9%
Arizona
9,874
146.68
99.5%
California
58,460
150.66
99.9%
Colorado
9,232
172.36
99.5%
Hawaii
2,703
190.43
99.6%
Idaho
2,116
129.46
98.4%
Montana
1,373
134.12
97.5%
Nevada
4,127
145.37
99.3%
New Mexico
3,585
171.91
99.0%
Oregon
5,421
136.55
99.3%
Utah
5,607
190.51
99.3%
Washington
12,031
170.37
99.8%
Wyoming
606
103.76
95.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JESSICA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
17,847
496.22
99.9%
Maine
8,169
614.2
99.9%
Massachusetts
28,887
428.25
99.9%
New Hampshire
7,036
530.27
99.8%
New Jersey
31,554
353.03
99.9%
New York
35,123
177.87
99.9%
Pennsylvania
22,446
175.54
99.7%
Rhode Island
6,025
570.96
99.9%
Vermont
1,611
257.13
99.1%
South States
State stats for the first name JESSICA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JESSICA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JESSICA.
The most popular full name is JESSICA Smith.
0.80% of all the people named JESSICA
have this family name.
There are 39448 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JESSICA