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Jessa

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What official birth registration shows about Jessa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2014–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2014 to 2025, ranging from #2328 to #5891.20152018202020232025#2328#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2014#4684
2015#2328
2017#4763
2018#5666
2019#5591
2020#3447
2022#4645
2023#4056
2024#5891
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 10 of the 12 years from 2014 to 2025.

In 2024: #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2014–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2014

    First recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2024

    Highest recorded position: #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2014 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #734 in Republic of Ireland in 2017.

Jessa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#40565HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#55913HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#56663HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jessa is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Jessa, between 2014 and 2025, in 10 of those 12 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2015Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201720142025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2014–202510#2328 in 2015
Republic of Ireland2017–20242#734 in 2017
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What is known about Jessa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2014–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2014 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #734 in Republic of Ireland in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.