Jessie

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Jessie is a given name in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of Jesse. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in Spanish as a nickname for the male name Jesus.

From Wikipedia

Jessie first appears in the data in 1989 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 180 babies (rank #70 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jessie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jessie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,129

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

180

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Pixar: Jessie — the yodelling cowgirl
In Pokémon: Jessie — Team Rocket

Famous people named Jessie

Jessie Buckleysinger · b. 1989
Jessie Andrewsfilm actor · b. 1992
Jessie CaveYouTuber · b. 1987
Jessie Flemingassociation football player · b. 1998
Jessie T. Usherfilm actor · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1989	141	#85
1990	176	#69
1991	160	#75
1992	64	#103
1993	51	#108
1994	150	#88
1995	180	#70
1996	140	#79
1998	45	#110
2014	3	#485
2015	5	#308
2016	3	#457
2017	5	#295