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Jessa

“Variant of Jessie — Possibly related to seeing or beholding” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #2214 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Jessa has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #544 (2015) · 6,462 babies named Jessa all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jessas

• Jessa Khan — Cambodian ju-jitsu practitioner
• Jessa Crispin — American literary critic, editor of Bookslut
• Jessa Zaragoza — Filipino actress
• Jessa Duggar — American reality television participant
• Jessa Dillow Crisp — Survivor of and advocate against child sex trafficking

In stories & tradition

• Jessa — Slavic deity

What Jessas become

Among 22 notable people named Jessa:

Entertainers appear 2.64× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jessa Zaragoza, Filipino actress.

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