Combination of Jessica and Lynn
Jeslyn is a modern American blend, likely created by combining the Hebrew-derived Jessica, meaning 'behold' or 'wealthy', with the English suffix Lynn, meaning 'lake' or 'waterfall'. It emerged as part of the late 20th-century trend of creating melodic, multi-syllabic names using established phonetic components.
Less common today
Jeslyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,751 in 2005.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
