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Jessiah
OriginVariation of Josiah and Jesse
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#12478
Boys#1817
7% girls · 93% boys
About Jessiah
Combining two established names into one original new one is one route parents go in their search for unique baby names.
Jessiah is also given to girls, where it ranks #12478 in the US.
Pronounced JES-sy-uh.
As of October 2026, Jessiah ranked #1817 for boys and #12478 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1273 for boys in 2020 and #5042 for girls in 2015.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,542 | 104 | 54.1 |
| 2015 | #1,448 | 117 | 61 |
| 2016 | #1,648 | 97 | 51.1 |
| 2017 | #1,353 | 132 | 71.3 |
| 2018 | #1,322 | 138 | 76 |
| 2019 | #1,487 | 115 | 64.1 |
| 2020 | #1,273 | 144 | 83.4 |
| 2021 | #1,312 | 143 | 81.7 |
| 2022 | #1,417 | 130 | 74.5 |
| 2023 | #1,730 | 96 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | #1,641 | 103 | 59.8 |
| 2025 | #1,817 | 88 | 51.5 |
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