Jesselyn

Jesselyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Jesselyn first appears in the data in 1918 and has been recorded in 45 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1989 with 30 babies (rank #3,431 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jesselyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jesselyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

534

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1918	5	#5,193
1936	5	#4,517
1967	5	#7,215
1970	5	#8,522
1971	7	#6,896
1977	5	#10,249
1978	6	#8,980
1980	5	#11,034
1983	5	#10,949
1984	8	#7,679
1985	13	#5,482
1986	5	#11,676
1987	9	#7,632
1988	19	#4,558
1989	30	#3,431
1990	30	#3,558
1991	14	#6,387
1992	17	#5,585
1993	22	#4,576
1994	16	#5,834
1995	15	#6,089
1996	17	#5,635
1997	23	#4,575
1998	12	#7,749
1999	15	#6,646
2000	16	#6,626
2001	12	#8,444
2002	10	#9,830
2003	21	#5,677
2004	6	#14,969
2005	12	#9,134
2006	14	#8,455
2007	14	#8,749
2008	12	#9,747
2009	12	#9,664
2010	8	#12,814
2011	15	#7,964
2012	11	#10,019
2013	9	#11,413
2014	11	#9,817
2015	9	#11,324
2017	10	#10,285
2018	5	#16,728
2020	8	#11,535
2021	6	#14,247

Year

Babies

Rank

1918

#5,193

1936

#4,517

1967

#7,215

1970

#8,522

1971

#6,896

1977

#10,249

1978

#8,980

1980

#11,034

1983

#10,949

1984

#7,679

1985

#5,482

1986

#11,676

1987

#7,632

1988

#4,558

1989

#3,431

1990

#3,558

1991

#6,387

1992

#5,585

1993

#4,576

1994

#5,834

1995

#6,089

1996

#5,635

1997

#4,575

1998

#7,749

1999

#6,646

2000

#6,626

2001

#8,444

2002

#9,830

2003

#5,677

2004

#14,969

2005

#9,134

2006

#8,455

2007

#8,749

2008

#9,747

2009

#9,664

2010

#12,814

2011

#7,964

2012

#10,019

2013

#11,413

2014

#9,817

2015

#11,324

2017

#10,285

2018

#16,728

2020

#11,535

2021

#14,247

Numerology of Jesselyn

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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