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Jessie

Gender
Girl
Say it
JES-ee
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#378 for girls
US rank, 2025
#823 for girls

Jessie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 378th for girls in the UK (125 babies) and 823rd for girls in the US (330 babies).

Where does Jessie come from?

Hebrew: pet form of Jessica; earlier a Scottish pet form of Janet

More on Wiktionary.

Is Jessie a girl's or a boy's name?

Jessie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 125 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 330 girls and 126 boys in the US.

How popular is Jessie in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#378among girls
Babies in 2025
125about 1 in 2,200 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 28% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 125 girls in the UK were named Jessie, making it the 378th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 290th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 325 girls. 5 boys were also named Jessie in 2025 (3,747th for boys).

2025 had the fewest girls named Jessie since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the girls named Jessie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. 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 Jessie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #355, up from #378 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 403rd in England and Wales, 198th in Scotland and 334th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#36), 1914 (#40) and 1924 (#59).

1996Busiest: 325 in 20122025
Jessie in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025125#378
2024141#341
2023155#313
2022144#337
2021183#286
2020180#290
2019204#262
2018200#272
2017218#256
2016232#246
2015226#247
2014209#262
2013262#212
2012325#175
2011255#222
2010167#307
2009161#318
2008205#267
2007199#272
2006216#247
2005275#197
2004237#217
2003216#236
2002221#222
2001209#217
2000163#275
1999144#286
1998184#252
1997159#269
1996199#226

How popular is Jessie in the US?

Rank in 2025
#823among girls
Babies in 2025
330about 1 in 4,900 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 18% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 330 girls in the US were named Jessie, making it the 823rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 718th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 3,591 girls. 126 boys were also named Jessie in 2025 (1,425th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jessie than any year since 1972.

Half of all the girls named Jessie in the US since 1880 were born between 1914 and 1959, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 489 girls in the US were given Jessie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #602, up from #823 for this spelling alone.

In 2025, 72% of the babies named Jessie in the US were girls.

1880Busiest: 3,591 in 19182025
Jessie in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025330#823
2024348#807
2023355#795
2022356#793
2021356#793
2020388#718
2019417#692
2018449#657
2017453#657
2016460#641
2015471#613
2014508#587
2013479#593
2012448#639
2011408#688
2010420#683
2009425#687
2008493#623
2007499#603
2006529#557
2005507#567
2004607#484
2003618#477
2002676#432
2001611#454
2000719#400
1999740#385
1998744#379
1997846#338
1996981#296
19951,138#249
19941,255#226
19931,108#250
19921,096#256
19911,116#249
19901,118#252
19891,147#239
19881,161#227
19871,223#215
19861,276#204
19851,111#234
1984993#251
1983889#269
19821,144#225
19811,209#219
1980813#303
1979720#325
1978644#338
1977484#420
1976448#439
1975392#473
1974358#491
1973352#494
1972317#533
1971359#516
1970336#553
1969324#549
1968320#534
1967373#494
1966475#425
1965474#432
1964411#476
1963400#485
1962445#462
1961470#450
1960509#434
1959585#391
1958589#375
1957634#360
1956684#335
1955747#313
1954760#305
1953900#276
1952878#271
1951940#249
1950936#245
19491,030#231
19481,071#227
19471,157#219
19461,173#207
19451,107#185
19441,217#176
19431,313#177
19421,391#167
19411,355#165
19401,336#158
19391,396#155
19381,476#150
19371,550#143
19361,586#140
19351,619#135
19341,792#129
19331,808#127
19321,896#126
19311,930#122
19302,195#114
19292,258#110
19282,423#109
19272,858#95
19262,921#93
19252,951#97
19243,147#91
19232,995#93
19223,182#87
19213,225#91
19203,329#84
19193,530#75
19183,591#75
19173,465#70
19163,414#68
19153,356#66
19142,860#64
19132,475#61
19122,052#65
19111,550#66
19101,541#63
19091,321#63
19081,382#58
19071,314#60
19061,247#58
19051,315#57
19041,197#60
19031,202#55
19021,240#54
19011,116#55
19001,422#53
18991,081#54
18981,244#55
18971,191#52
18961,103#57
18951,300#48
18941,120#55
18931,216#48
18921,246#46
18911,119#48
18901,250#43
18891,196#43
18881,200#43
18871,012#41
18861,003#41
1885952#40
1884888#42
1883834#40
1882806#37
1881661#34
1880635#36

Nicknames for Jessie

Names like Jessie

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Annie Elsie Nellie Josie Alice Eva Florence Millie Sadie Lottie Beatrice Josephine

Other spellings of Jessie

Jesse Jessy Jessi Jesi

Names related to Jessie

Jess Jessa Jesus Jessiah Jessia

More Hebrew names

Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias

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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, “Jessie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jessie, updated 20 October 2026.