Jesalyn
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JES-a-lin
- Origin
- Modern
Jesalyn is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jesalyn come from?
Modern: spelling of Jessalyn; blend of Jess and Lynn, or a variant of Jocelyn
Meaning borrowed from Jessalyn. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jesalyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jesalyn is a girls' name.
How popular is Jesalyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Jesalyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jesalyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 9 | #10,861 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5,707 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 18 | #6,294 |
| 2002 | 21 | #5,440 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
Nicknames for Jesalyn
- Jess 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jesalyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jazlyn Jordyn Addison Madison Emerson Joselyn Emmalyn Jayla Camryn Journey Jordan Madilyn
Names related to Jesalyn
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jesalyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jesalyn, updated 20 October 2026.