A reliable meaning for Jessiah isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jessiah through the years
Babies since 1880
2,634
2,285 boys · 349 girls
Most popular year
2020
164 babies
2025
95
#1,817 for boys · #12,478 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−16%
Easing
Boys Girls
Jessiah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1978–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 89% boys.
Boys Girls
Five-year rolling share of U.S. births. Blank stretches had too few births to read.
Where it’s given
Most at home inNew Jersey, Illinois, Florida
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: New Jersey (5), Illinois (5), Florida (9), Texas (14), California (8).
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 88 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,817 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,478 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jessiah’s family of names
Jessiah may belong to the same name family as Jesiah. This is a tentative spelling connection.