Over the past 110 years, 2 102 boys and 1 044 437 girls have been named Jessica. The name Jessica ranks 1849th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Jessica in 1974. The peak of popularity of the name Jessica came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.