Jessica Bell
There are approximately 889 people named Jessica Bell living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 385,550 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jessica with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Bell. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
889
1 in 385,550
Named Jessica
995K
Alive today
Named Bell
306K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 995K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1987
Average age: 38
Top Census group: White (67.3%)
Estimated bearers: 306K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #76
Per 100K: 89.34
Top ancestry: White (58.9%)
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
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jessica
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Jessica, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 67.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jessica described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Jessica at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White67.3% · 644,569
- Hispanic or Latino20.2% · 193,794
- Black or African American5.4% · 51,376
- Two or more races3.6% · 34,071
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 28,176
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 5,464
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Bell surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Bell, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 58.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Bell described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Bell at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White58.9% · 157,259
- Black or African American31.4% · 83,851
- Two or more races4.7% · 12,622
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 9,146
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,397
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,750
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).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Jessica right now.
The surname Bell appears at a rate of 89.34 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0893%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 889 people with the full name Jessica Bell. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Jessica Bell: questions and answers
How many people are named Jessica Bell?
We estimate approximately 889 people in the United States share the full name Jessica Bell. That works out to about 1 in 385,550 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2904%) with the surname frequency (89.34 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Jessica Bell?
We classify Jessica Bell as "Very Rare". About 1 in 385,550 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Jessica Bell?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.