Jessicalee
A feminine name combining Jessica, meaning "to behold" from Hebrew, and Lee, an English surname meaning "meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 38 living Americans carry the first name Jessicalee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jessicalee today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jessicalee births was 1988 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jessicalee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Jessicalee. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
38
~ 1 in 9,019,851 Americans
Peak year
1988
9 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
1992 SSA rank
#14,201
Tracked since 1981
Popularity
Jessicalee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jessicalee from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 30 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Jessicalee remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jessicalee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jessicalee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jessicalee
The name Jessicalee is a modern English combination of the names Jessica and Lee. Jessica is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah, which is the feminized form of the biblical name Yeshua or Yehoshua (Joshua). The name Jessica first appeared in the 16th century, introduced by playwrights and poets of the Renaissance period.
Yiskah is not a widely recorded biblical name, but it is believed to have been derived from the Hebrew root y-sh-' meaning "to behold" or "to look upon." This suggests that the name Jessicalee may have originated as a name meaning "she who is looked upon" or "beheld by God."
The name Lee is an English surname that has been used as a given name since the 19th century. It is derived from the Old English word "leah," meaning a meadow or clearing in a forest. When combined with Jessica, the name Jessicalee may have been intended to evoke a sense of natural beauty and serenity.
The earliest recorded use of the name Jessicalee is relatively recent, with no known historical references or famous individuals bearing this name before the modern era. However, there are several notable individuals throughout history with the name Jessica, which forms the basis of Jessicalee.
One of the earliest known Jessicas was Jessica de Montfort (c. 1292-c. 1349), a noblewoman and heiress of the de Montfort family in England. Another notable Jessica was Jessica Duport (1608-1670), a French calligrapher and engraver who is considered one of the finest writing masters of the 17th century.
In literature, one of the most famous Jessicas is Jessica, the daughter of Shylock in William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice" (c. 1596-1599). Jessica elopes with her Christian lover, Lorenzo, and converts to Christianity, symbolizing the conflict between religious and cultural identities in the play.
More recently, there is Jessica Tandy (1909-1994), an English-American actress who won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film "Driving Miss Daisy" (1989). Another notable Jessica is Jessica Lange (born 1949), an American actress who has won two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, among other accolades.
While the name Jessicalee is a modern combination, its roots can be traced back to ancient Hebrew and Old English origins, reflecting a blend of cultural influences and a desire to convey a sense of beauty, serenity, and divine favor.
People
Jessicalee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessicalee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jessicalee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessicalee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 38 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jessicalee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,019,851 US residents.
Is Jessicalee a common name?
We classify Jessicalee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 50.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 40 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jessicalee most popular?
The single biggest year for Jessicalee was 1988, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jessicalee is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jessicalee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jessicalee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jessicalee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jessicalee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jessicalee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jessicalee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people have Jessicalee as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.