Jessi is an uncommon variant of Jessie that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Jessi is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,118 among girls (52) and #10,144 among boys (7) — overall #5,040 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | #3,118 | #10,144 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | #3,252 | — |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | #3,245 | #13,089 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #3,390 | #10,288 |
| 2021 | 58 | 58 | #3,136 | #11,377 |
| 2020 | 57 | 57 | #2,867 | — |
| 2019 | 67 | 67 | #2,770 | #11,393 |
| 2018 | 64 | 64 | #2,699 | — |
| 2017 | 84 | 84 | #2,347 | #11,401 |
| 2016 | 78 | 78 | #2,580 | #8,451 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | #2,865 | #8,337 |
| 2014 | 66 | 66 | #2,863 | #11,361 |
| 2013 | 88 | 88 | #2,354 | #7,789 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | #2,952 | #4,782 |
| 2011 | 97 | 97 | #2,399 | #4,740 |
| 2010 | 109 | 109 | #2,142 | #5,358 |
| 2009 | 111 | 111 | #2,457 | #3,365 |
| 2008 | 158 | 158 | #1,759 | #3,455 |
| 2007 | 117 | 117 | #2,044 | #5,309 |
| 2006 | 151 | 151 | #1,828 | #2,903 |
| 2005 | 139 | 139 | #1,865 | #2,984 |
| 2004 | 151 | 151 | #1,659 | #2,983 |
| 2003 | 142 | 142 | #1,692 | #3,237 |
| 2002 | 162 | 162 | #1,486 | #2,788 |
| 2001 | 133 | 133 | #1,690 | #3,365 |
| 2000 | 141 | 141 | #1,592 | #2,948 |
| 1999 | 157 | 157 | #1,406 | #2,759 |
| 1998 | 183 | 183 | #1,344 | #1,887 |
| 1997 | 214 | — | #1,081 | #2,187 |
| 1996 | 243 | — | #988 | #1,771 |
| 1995 | 263 | — | #874 | #1,939 |
| 1994 | 311 | — | #827 | #1,443 |
| 1993 | 276 | — | #903 | #1,501 |
| 1992 | 238 | — | #968 | #2,020 |
| 1991 | 262 | — | #889 | #1,906 |
| 1990 | 253 | — | #913 | #1,825 |
| 1989 | 255 | — | #878 | #1,720 |
| 1988 | 237 | — | #888 | #1,782 |
| 1987 | 255 | — | #849 | #1,413 |
| 1986 | 254 | — | #768 | #1,986 |
| 1985 | 206 | — | #875 | #2,323 |
| 1984 | 190 | — | #879 | #2,651 |
| 1983 | 178 | — | #974 | #1,925 |
| 1982 | 226 | — | #810 | #1,873 |
| 1981 | 317 | — | #648 | #1,444 |
| 1980 | 179 | — | #985 | #1,984 |
| 1979 | 154 | — | #1,040 | #2,422 |
| 1978 | 133 | — | #1,100 | #2,982 |
| 1977 | 108 | — | #1,259 | #3,102 |
| 1976 | 80 | — | #1,507 | #3,372 |
| 1975 | 40 | — | #2,426 | #4,549 |
| 1974 | 28 | — | #3,151 | #4,915 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #3,695 | — |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #4,175 | — |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #4,191 | — |
| 1970 | 15 | — | #5,201 | #5,071 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,975 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,922 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,334 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,932 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,197 | — |
| 1959 | 5 | — | #6,663 | — |