The first name Jessie

In 2025, 101 girls were named Jessie, making it the 403rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2012, with 303 births (#168).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jessie with other names.

In 2025, 330 girls born in the United States were named Jessie, the 824th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 3,591 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Spelled Jessie in Polish too.

• Jessie Andrews
  American businesswoman, former porn actress, born 1992
• Jessie Fleming
  Canadian association football player, born 1998
• Jessie Cave
  British actress, born 1987
• Jessie T. Usher
  American actor, born 1992
• Jessie Rogers
  Brazilian pornographic actress, born 1993
• Jessie Ralph
  Actress (1864-1944)
• Jessie Redmon Fauset
  American novelist (1882–1961)
• Claudia Jessie
  British actress and singer, born 1989
• Jessie Royce Landis
  American actress (1896-1972)
• Jessie Willcox Smith
  American illustrator (1863-1935)
• Jessie Vargas
  American boxer, born 1989
• Jessie Tarbox Beals
  American photographer (1870–1942)

What does the name Jessie mean?

From Jess + -ie.

How popular is the name Jessie?

In 2025, 101 girls born in England and Wales were named Jessie, ranking 403rd. Its peak was 2012, with 303 births.

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

Both. Of the 281,367 US babies named Jessie since 1880, 60% were girls and 40% boys.

When was Jessie most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 3,591 babies were named Jessie, its highest rank at 75th.

What name is Jessie a form of?

Jessie is a form of Jesse.

What are other spellings of Jessie?

Jesse and Jesseigh.

Is Jessie also a surname?

Yes. Jessie is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.