Girl · Name family
Jessie
207,851births recorded
17Countries
5Variants
1890Peak · United States
#198Scotland 2025
Jessie is a girl name family recorded 207,851 times in 17 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Scotland (#198 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in the United States in 1890, at 417.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Jessy (Belgium).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Jessie
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie | English | 170,036 | 🇺🇸 United States | #823 | 1890 | ▼ 22 % |
| Jessie | English | 5,605 | 🇫🇷 France | #2085 | 1986 | ▼ 62 % |
| Jessie | English | 5,519 | 🏴 England & Wales | #403 | 2012 | ▼ 39 % |
| Jessie | English | 4,960 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 1919 | ▼ 49 % |
| Jessie | English | 2,344 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #747 | 1988 | ▼ 58 % |
| Jessie | English | 1,200 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1925 | – |
| Jessy | French | 4,035 | 🇫🇷 France | #2678 | 1985 | ▼ 37 % |
| Jessy | French | 2,101 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4546 | 1994 | ▼ 5 % |
| Jessy | French | 418 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2001 | – |
| Jessy | French | 122 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2013 | – |
| Jessy | French | 59 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2001 | – |
| Jessy | French | 38 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1991 | – |
| Jessi | English | 6,553 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3100 | 1981 | ▼ 5 % |
| Jessi | English | 69 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1991 | – |
| Jessi | English | 66 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2012 | – |
| Jessi | English | 50 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | – | 1993 | – |
| Jessi | English | 11 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1986 | – |
| Jessi | English | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1998 | – |
| Jesi | English | 600 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1996 | new |
| Jessye | English | 449 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1890 | – |
| Jessye | English | 80 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1989 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Jessie ↔ Jessy — verified against linguistic sources
- Jessie ↔ Jessye — spelling variant
- Jessy ↔ Jessi — spelling variant
- Jessy ↔ Jesi — spelling variant
Questions about Jessie
How popular is the name Jessie?
In 2025 it ranked #198 in Scotland. Official registers record 207,851 births across 17 countries.
What is Jessie in other languages?
Jessy (French); Jessi (English); Jesi (English); Jessye (English).
When was Jessie most popular?
It peaked in the United States in 1890, at 417.7 births per 100,000.
Is Jessie a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Jessie is a girl name.