God beholds or lake
A modern American blend likely combining the Hebrew name Jessie, meaning 'God beholds', with the popular suffix -lyn, which is derived from the Welsh word for 'lake'. It serves as a contemporary alternative to Jessica or Jocelyn.
Less common today
Jesslyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,964 in 2017.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
