Jessy
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- JES-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #4,545 for girls
Jessy is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 4,545th for girls in the US (30 babies).
Where does Jessy 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 Jessy a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jessy has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 30 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Jessy in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Jessy, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jessy in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 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 Jessy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #355, up from #4,935 for this spelling alone.
In 2021, 64% of the babies named Jessy in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Jessy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,792 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Jessy in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 30about 1 in 54,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 30 girls in the US were named Jessy, making it the 4,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,546th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 81 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968. 18 boys were also named Jessy in 2025 (5,207th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Jessy in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 489 girls in the US were given Jessy or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #602, up from #4,545 for this spelling alone.
In 1974, 19% of the babies named Jessy in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 63%, with more girls than boys since 2022.
Jessy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,909 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4,200 |
| 2021 | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,546 |
| 2019 | 34 | #4,161 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,106 |
| 2017 | 44 | #3,478 |
| 2016 | 33 | #4,344 |
| 2015 | 35 | #4,143 |
| 2014 | 49 | #3,270 |
| 2013 | 32 | #4,420 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3,658 |
| 2010 | 30 | #4,734 |
| 2009 | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2008 | 43 | #3,709 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 36 | #4,072 |
| 2005 | 45 | #3,362 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,850 |
| 2001 | 46 | #3,042 |
| 2000 | 45 | #3,066 |
| 1999 | 44 | #2,988 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,886 |
| 1997 | 59 | #2,280 |
| 1996 | 52 | #2,447 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,832 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,781 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,811 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,942 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,812 |
| 1990 | 57 | #2,229 |
| 1989 | 67 | #1,920 |
| 1988 | 32 | #3,090 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 41 | #2,419 |
| 1985 | 42 | #2,361 |
| 1984 | 32 | #2,780 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 28 | #3,066 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 23 | #3,442 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Nicknames for Jessy
- Jess 3 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Jessy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Molly Jasmine Lily Emily Ivy Hannah Mia Chloe Leah Abigail Zoe Holly
Other spellings of Jessy
Names related to Jessy
More Hebrew names
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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, “Jessy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jessy, updated 20 October 2026.