Jessica Alba
There are approximately 45 people named Jessica Alba living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jessica with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Alba. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
45
1 in 7,616,763
Named Jessica
995K
Alive today
Named Alba
15K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 995K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1987
Average age: 38
Estimated bearers: 15K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,699
Per 100K: 4.52
Top ancestry: Hispanic (79.9%)
First name trend
Jessica: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jessica. The peak year was 1987 with 56,239 births. The average person named Jessica today is 38 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Alba surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Alba, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 79.9%.
- Hispanic or Latino79.9%
- White13.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.4%
- Two or more races0.7%
- Black or African American0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Jessica has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2904% of the US population, based on 995,433 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Alba appears at a rate of 4.52 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0045%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 45 people with the full name Jessica Alba. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Jessica
FAQ
Jessica Alba: questions and answers
How many people are named Jessica Alba?
We estimate approximately 45 people in the United States share the full name Jessica Alba. That works out to about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2904%) with the surname frequency (4.52 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jessica Alba?
We classify Jessica Alba as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Jessica a male or female name?
Jessica is predominantly female. Out of 1,053,884 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Jessica profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.