The first name Jessalyn
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Jessalyn last appeared in the official list in 2010, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 4 births (#3,126).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jessalyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Jessalyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 27 girls born in the United States were named Jessalyn, the 4,928th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2001, when 132 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Jessalyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Jessalyn GilsigCanadian actress, born 1971
Questions
- How popular is the name Jessalyn?
- In 2010, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jessalyn, ranking 5,707th. Its peak was 1996, with 4 births.
- Is Jessalyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,700 US babies named Jessalyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Jessalyn most popular?
- 2001 in the United States, when 132 babies were named Jessalyn, its highest rank at 1,431st.