Jessie

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A few things about Jessie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jessie

Jessie Buckley

Irish actress and singer (born 1989)

Choose Jessie and your child shares a first name with Jessie Buckley, an Irish actress and singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jessie, like who?” Jessie Buckley's Wikipedia article is available in 52 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 4,871 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jessie, 330 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jessie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJessie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jessies, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #34. Today it's #823, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendJessie has slipped 105 places over the last five years and now sits at #823. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJessie is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #342, followed by Arkansas (#425) and Kentucky (#498). It's in the top 1,000 in 18 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJessie is given to both boys and girls: 72% of the 456 babies named Jessie in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Jessie

Jessie is a gender-neutral name. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-sie”. US birth records list Jessie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #34 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #823, with 330 babies. Of the 456 US babies named Jessie in 2025, 72% were girls and 28% were boys.