Jessi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JES-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,100 for girls
Jessi is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,100th for girls in the US (52 babies).
Where does Jessi come from?
Hebrew: spelling of Jessie; pet form of Jessica; earlier a Scottish pet form of Janet
Meaning borrowed from Jessie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jessi a girl's or a boy's name?
Jessi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 3 boys in the UK and 52 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Jessi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,990th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Jessi, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 girls. 3 boys were also named Jessi in 2025 (5,065th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jessi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 141 girls in the UK were given Jessi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #355, up from #5,990 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Jessi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Jessi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,100th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 52 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 52 girls in the US were named Jessi, making it the 3,100th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,850th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 273 girls. It first appears in the records in 1959. 7 boys were also named Jessi in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jessi in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 489 girls in the US were given Jessi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #602, up from #3,100 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 88% of the babies named Jessi in the US were girls.
Jessi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #3,100 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 50 | #3,225 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3,364 |
| 2021 | 52 | #3,112 |
| 2020 | 57 | #2,850 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 64 | #2,676 |
| 2017 | 78 | #2,338 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2,560 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 60 | #2,841 |
| 2013 | 78 | #2,344 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 77 | #2,395 |
| 2010 | 92 | #2,136 |
| 2009 | 78 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 126 | #1,756 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2,034 |
| 2006 | 112 | #1,825 |
| 2005 | 104 | #1,854 |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,653 |
| 2003 | 113 | #1,686 |
| 2002 | 128 | #1,482 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,684 |
| 2000 | 111 | #1,586 |
| 1999 | 126 | #1,396 |
| 1998 | 131 | #1,339 |
| 1997 | 174 | #1,078 |
| 1996 | 191 | #986 |
| 1995 | 219 | #871 |
| 1994 | 244 | #826 |
| 1993 | 214 | #901 |
| 1992 | 199 | #961 |
| 1991 | 221 | #886 |
| 1990 | 210 | #909 |
| 1989 | 210 | #874 |
| 1988 | 198 | #888 |
| 1987 | 203 | #848 |
| 1986 | 224 | #768 |
| 1985 | 183 | #874 |
| 1984 | 172 | #879 |
| 1983 | 150 | #973 |
| 1982 | 196 | #810 |
| 1981 | 273 | #646 |
| 1980 | 151 | #982 |
| 1979 | 134 | #1,036 |
| 1978 | 119 | #1,096 |
| 1977 | 95 | #1,257 |
| 1976 | 69 | #1,499 |
| 1975 | 33 | #2,411 |
| 1974 | 22 | #3,110 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 9 | #4,778 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #6,538 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
Nicknames for Jessi
- Jess 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jessi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Mia, Molly, Hannah, Leah, Joni, Abigail, Amber, Erin, Heidi, Autumn, Ava
Other spellings of Jessi
Names related to Jessi
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jessi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jessi, updated 20 October 2026.