Jessie Boy & girl
How popular is Jessie?
#823 girl name in 2025
330 baby girls were named Jessie in the US in 2025, making it the 823rd most popular girl name. Another 126 boys got the name (#1,425 for boys).
Jessie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #823 for girls (▼ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 330 girls, 126 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #613 in 2015, #718 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (3,591 girls) |
| Highest rank | #34 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 31% boys, 69% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jessie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jessie family of names ranked #646 for girls in 2025 (#639 the year before), with 417 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jessie is most popular
Babies named Jessie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Jessie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,187 | #34 |
| 1890s | 11,870 | #43 |
| 1900s | 12,756 | #53 |
| 1910s | 27,834 | #61 |
| 1920s | 29,289 | #84 |
| 1930s | 17,248 | #114 |
| 1940s | 12,150 | #158 |
| 1950s | 7,653 | #245 |
| 1960s | 4,201 | #425 |
| 1970s | 4,410 | #325 |
| 1980s | 10,966 | #204 |
| 1990s | 10,142 | #226 |
| 2000s | 5,684 | #400 |
| 2010s | 4,513 | #587 |
| 2020s | 2,133 | #718 |
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Questions
- Is Jessie a boy or girl name?
- Jessie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 31% of babies named Jessie were boys and 69% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jessie?
- 330 baby girls were named Jessie in the US in 2025, making it the 823rd most popular girl name. Another 126 boys got the name (#1,425 for boys).
- When was Jessie most popular?
- Jessie peaked in 1918, when 3,591 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #34 in 1881.
- How many people are named Jessie?
- 281,367 babies have been named Jessie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 118,026 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
- Where is Jessie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jessie was most common in Louisiana, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.