Jessy
Jessy was the 4603rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1790th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Jessy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jessie) pet form of Jessica, Jane or Jesse · English, Scottish, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,603 girls, unchanged since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 30girls
- Girls and boys
- 59% girls, 41% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199481 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,771babies recorded
What does the name Jessy mean?
Jessy is a spelling of Jessie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jessie's meaning and origin.
Jessie has several sources, according to Wiktionary. For girls it can be a pet form of Jessica, or an older Scottish pet form of Jane and Jean. For boys it is a form of Jesse, from Hebrew Yishai. Each source has its own meaning: Jane goes back to Hebrew for "God is gracious," while Jesse's meaning is not given in our sources. Jessie has been used in the US since 1880 for both girls and boys and was most common around 1920.
יִשַׁי (Biblical Hebrew, “Jesse”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Several sources; no single meaning.
Related names: Jessica, Jesse, Jess, Jean, Janet.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jessie' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'John', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Jessy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,603 | #5,300 | 30 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,603 | #4,778 | 29 | 20 |
| 2010 | #4,795 | #2,158 | 30 | 62 |
| 2000 | #3,091 | #1,493 | 45 | 82 |
| 1990 | #2,243 | #758 | 57 | 180 |
| 1980 | #2,900 | #951 | 31 | 90 |
| 1970 | #8,523 | #2,347 | 5 | 16 |
| 1960 | — | #2,371 | — | 13 |
| 1950 | — | #2,895 | — | 8 |
| 1940 | — | #2,761 | — | 8 |
| 1930 | — | #2,013 | — | 15 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jessy, counting every spelling?
Jessy is a spelling of Jessie, a name family that ranked #682 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,603 for Jessy on its own. Together these spellings went to 417 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jessy?
30 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jessy (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jessy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 280 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jessy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jessy?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Jessy are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 15 and 35. That makes Jessy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jessy by state
How common Jessy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jessy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jessy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jessy
What does Jessy mean?
Jessy is a spelling of Jessie, usually explained as “pet form of Jessica, Jane or Jesse”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Jessy?
Jessy was the 4603rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 30 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 1790th with 81 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 419 places. More babies were named Jessy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jessy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 59% girls, 41% boys given the name Jessy in the US.
Where is Jessy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jessy was most common in Florida (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.