Jessie was a very popular baby name that peaked at #40 in 1882 but is far less common today.
Jessie is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #824 among girls (330) and #1,431 among boys (126) — overall #1,251 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 456 | 456 | #824 | #1,431 |
| 2024 | 504 | 504 | #809 | #1,264 |
| 2023 | 491 | 491 | #796 | #1,373 |
| 2022 | 538 | 538 | #794 | #1,145 |
| 2021 | 502 | 502 | #795 | #1,299 |
| 2020 | 543 | 543 | #719 | #1,219 |
| 2019 | 611 | 611 | #692 | #1,055 |
| 2018 | 627 | 627 | #658 | #1,103 |
| 2017 | 669 | 669 | #657 | #961 |
| 2016 | 707 | 707 | #642 | #886 |
| 2015 | 704 | 704 | #613 | #919 |
| 2014 | 792 | 792 | #587 | #808 |
| 2013 | 802 | 802 | #595 | #723 |
| 2012 | 788 | 788 | #639 | #698 |
| 2011 | 741 | 741 | #689 | #696 |
| 2010 | 827 | 827 | #683 | #610 |
| 2009 | 885 | 885 | #687 | #575 |
| 2008 | 981 | 981 | #625 | #541 |
| 2007 | 1,032 | 1,032 | #603 | #497 |
| 2006 | 1,075 | 1,075 | #558 | #484 |
| 2005 | 1,097 | 1,097 | #567 | #443 |
| 2004 | 1,178 | 1,178 | #484 | #456 |
| 2003 | 1,245 | 1,245 | #477 | #410 |
| 2002 | 1,329 | 1,329 | #432 | #397 |
| 2001 | 1,204 | 1,204 | #454 | #419 |
| 2000 | 1,252 | 1,252 | #400 | #446 |
| 1999 | 1,321 | 1,328 | #385 | #408 |
| 1998 | 1,386 | 1,386 | #379 | #385 |
| 1997 | 1,599 | — | #338 | #342 |
| 1996 | 1,855 | — | #296 | #301 |
| 1995 | 2,041 | — | #249 | #294 |
| 1994 | 2,238 | — | #227 | #276 |
| 1993 | 2,191 | — | #250 | #265 |
| 1992 | 2,144 | — | #256 | #273 |
| 1991 | 2,292 | — | #249 | #242 |
| 1990 | 2,373 | — | #252 | #231 |
| 1989 | 2,280 | — | #240 | #235 |
| 1988 | 2,243 | — | #227 | #227 |
| 1987 | 2,385 | — | #215 | #214 |
| 1986 | 2,394 | — | #204 | #215 |
| 1985 | 2,242 | — | #234 | #213 |
| 1984 | 2,088 | — | #251 | #211 |
| 1983 | 2,050 | — | #269 | #205 |
| 1982 | 2,472 | — | #225 | #190 |
| 1981 | 2,462 | — | #219 | #196 |
| 1980 | 1,911 | — | #303 | #220 |
| 1979 | 1,744 | — | #326 | #223 |
| 1978 | 1,539 | — | #338 | #236 |
| 1977 | 1,417 | — | #420 | #231 |
| 1976 | 1,271 | — | #439 | #246 |
| 1975 | 1,164 | — | #473 | #257 |
| 1974 | 1,108 | — | #492 | #259 |
| 1973 | 1,105 | — | #495 | #258 |
| 1972 | 1,073 | — | #533 | #261 |
| 1971 | 1,116 | — | #517 | #278 |
| 1970 | 1,065 | — | #553 | #288 |
| 1969 | 1,097 | — | #549 | #267 |
| 1968 | 1,037 | — | #535 | #275 |
| 1967 | 1,170 | — | #495 | #252 |
| 1966 | 1,377 | — | #425 | #236 |
| 1965 | 1,348 | — | #433 | #252 |
| 1964 | 1,317 | — | #477 | #254 |
| 1963 | 1,304 | — | #485 | #254 |
| 1962 | 1,386 | — | #463 | #251 |
| 1961 | 1,421 | — | #450 | #253 |
| 1960 | 1,441 | — | #434 | #261 |
| 1959 | 1,545 | — | #392 | #258 |
| 1958 | 1,607 | — | #375 | #246 |
| 1957 | 1,700 | — | #360 | #233 |
| 1956 | 1,734 | — | #335 | #227 |
| 1955 | 1,710 | — | #313 | #230 |
| 1954 | 1,753 | — | #305 | #220 |
| 1953 | 1,970 | — | #276 | #208 |
| 1952 | 1,913 | — | #271 | #207 |
| 1951 | 1,929 | — | #249 | #206 |
| 1950 | 1,957 | — | #245 | #202 |
| 1949 | 2,053 | — | #231 | #200 |
| 1948 | 2,166 | — | #227 | #185 |
| 1947 | 2,208 | — | #219 | #195 |
| 1946 | 2,193 | — | #207 | #181 |
| 1945 | 2,047 | — | #185 | #175 |
| 1944 | 2,250 | — | #177 | #167 |
| 1943 | 2,413 | — | #177 | #166 |
| 1942 | 2,394 | — | #167 | #167 |
| 1941 | 2,393 | — | #165 | #162 |
| 1940 | 2,355 | — | #158 | #162 |
| 1939 | 2,454 | — | #155 | #154 |
| 1938 | 2,448 | — | #150 | #163 |
| 1937 | 2,592 | — | #144 | #148 |
| 1936 | 2,598 | — | #140 | #151 |
| 1935 | 2,723 | — | #135 | #140 |
| 1934 | 2,882 | — | #129 | #144 |
| 1933 | 2,887 | — | #127 | #143 |
| 1932 | 3,176 | — | #126 | #137 |
| 1931 | 3,197 | — | #122 | #135 |
| 1930 | 3,524 | — | #114 | #133 |
| 1929 | 3,588 | — | #110 | #129 |
| 1928 | 3,842 | — | #109 | #124 |
| 1927 | 4,317 | — | #95 | #124 |
| 1926 | 4,402 | — | #93 | #124 |
| 1925 | 4,418 | — | #97 | #123 |
| 1924 | 4,607 | — | #91 | #124 |
| 1923 | 4,478 | — | #94 | #119 |
| 1922 | 4,773 | — | #87 | #111 |
| 1921 | 4,742 | — | #91 | #117 |
| 1920 | 4,919 | — | #84 | #111 |
| 1919 | 5,003 | — | #75 | #109 |
| 1918 | 5,003 | — | #75 | #120 |
| 1917 | 4,826 | — | #70 | #114 |
| 1916 | 4,683 | — | #68 | #117 |
| 1915 | 4,596 | — | #66 | #114 |
| 1914 | 3,809 | — | #64 | #117 |
| 1913 | 3,233 | — | #61 | #114 |
| 1912 | 2,744 | — | #65 | #109 |
| 1911 | 2,050 | — | #66 | #79 |
| 1910 | 2,057 | — | #63 | #72 |
| 1909 | 1,753 | — | #63 | #73 |
| 1908 | 1,737 | — | #58 | #77 |
| 1907 | 1,700 | — | #60 | #71 |
| 1906 | 1,570 | — | #58 | #77 |
| 1905 | 1,653 | — | #57 | #74 |
| 1904 | 1,510 | — | #60 | #76 |
| 1903 | 1,482 | — | #55 | #78 |
| 1902 | 1,563 | — | #54 | #73 |
| 1901 | 1,347 | — | #55 | #85 |
| 1900 | 1,820 | — | #53 | #69 |
| 1899 | 1,342 | — | #54 | #70 |
| 1898 | 1,511 | — | #55 | #78 |
| 1897 | 1,425 | — | #52 | #79 |
| 1896 | 1,332 | — | #57 | #89 |
| 1895 | 1,545 | — | #48 | #79 |
| 1894 | 1,375 | — | #55 | #79 |
| 1893 | 1,430 | — | #48 | #85 |
| 1892 | 1,497 | — | #46 | #79 |
| 1891 | 1,346 | — | #48 | #75 |
| 1890 | 1,491 | — | #43 | #73 |
| 1889 | 1,403 | — | #43 | #86 |
| 1888 | 1,454 | — | #43 | #78 |
| 1887 | 1,194 | — | #41 | #86 |
| 1886 | 1,184 | — | #41 | #89 |
| 1885 | 1,154 | — | #40 | #81 |
| 1884 | 1,065 | — | #42 | #90 |
| 1883 | 985 | — | #40 | #89 |
| 1882 | 998 | — | #37 | #84 |
| 1881 | 804 | — | #35 | #91 |
| 1880 | 789 | — | #36 | #90 |