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Jessie

Unisex name · Early 20th-century

Living in the US
~118,400 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#823 among girls
Births in 2025
456 281,367 since 1880
Typical age
44 years, median

Jessie popularity over time

Jessie rank by birth year, 1880–2025Jessie ranked #36 in 1880 and #823 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #34, in 1881.#100#1,000#823best #34 in 188118901920195019802010
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1880–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Jessie was used most in 1918, when 5,003 babies were given the name. It is present from 1880, the first year of the record. Jessie has spent 48 years inside the national top 100.

As of 2025 the name sits at #823, with 456 births that year. Over ten years the count has fallen 35%. It slipped 16 places against the previous year.

Babies named Jessie per yearPeaks at 5,003 births in 1918.5,003 in 1918018901920195019802010
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Jessie?

An estimated 118,400 living Americans are called Jessie. SSA has recorded 281,367 births under the name since 1880. The split is about 60,200 women and 58,200 men.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Jessie?

Median age among living Jessies: 44. The 1980s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Jessie a early 20th-century name.

Your Jessie

Ages of living people named JessieHalf of living Jessies are older than 44 and half younger.median 44020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Jessie is most common

Relative to births, Arkansas carries 2.5× the national share of Jessies. Mississippi, Louisiana and California follow.

Where Jessie is used more than average5 states use the name Jessie more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: 1.6× the national rateCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: 2.5× the national rateARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: 2.2× the national rateLAMississippi: 2.4× the national rateMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: 1.5× the national rateTXFlorida: not over-representedFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Jessie is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Arkansas 97 2.5×
Mississippi 88 2.4×
Louisiana 148 2.2×
California 998 1.6×
Texas 801 1.5×

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

60% girls40% boys
Share of all recorded US births under this name, 1880 to the latest year.

Recent births under the name Jessie divide almost evenly between girls and boys. Across the whole record, 60.4% of births under the name were girls.

Jessie in England and Wales

In England and Wales, Jessie ranked #403 in 2025 on 106 births. That is 32% lower than five years earlier.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.

Where the name Jessie comes from

English Wiktionary: given name from French, Hebrew.

Notable people named Jessie

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Jessie Buckley Irish actress, singer and songwriter 1989 52
Jessie Andrews American businesswoman, former porn actress 1992 30
Jessie Cave British actress 1987 27
Jessie Fleming Canadian soccer player 1998 27
Jessie T. Usher American actor 1992 26
Jessie Rogers Brazilian pornographic actress 1993 21
Jessie Ralph actress 1864–1944 20
Jessie R. Fauset American novelist 1882–1961 20
Photo credits (6)

People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Jessie

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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