Jessie

Primarily a girl's name · 97% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 303 babies (rank #168 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

4,356

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

303

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

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	194	#217
1997	154	#254
1998	175	#234
1999	138	#272
2000	154	#257
2001	200	#199
2002	207	#209
2003	209	#221
2004	228	#204
2005	260	#191
2006	205	#230
2007	189	#261
2008	198	#251
2009	156	#302
2010	159	#299
2011	233	#216
2012	303	#168
2013	243	#210
2014	189	#259
2015	203	#245
2016	208	#245