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Jessie

Jessie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God beholds”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JES-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (60% girls, 40% boys since 1880)

Usually a diminutive or variant of Jesse in English and Scots usage; it is also used as a pet form of Jessica. As a form of Jesse, it derives from Hebrew Yishai.

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How popular is Jessie?

2024151 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jessie in 2024504

2024 rank#806 girls

Peak year1890

Total US babies since 1880280,906

Jessie is steady now but far below its 1890 peak.

Names like Jessie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jessegift · Hebrew
  • Isaigift · Hebrew
  • Jessyhe sees · Hebrew
  • Jessigift; wealthy · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew

Jessie questions

What does the name Jessie mean?

Jessie means "God beholds". It comes from Hebrew. Usually a diminutive or variant of Jesse in English and Scots usage; it is also used as a pet form of Jessica. As a form of Jesse, it derives from Hebrew Yishai.

Is Jessie a boy or girl name?

Jessie is used for both: about 60% of US babies named Jessie since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jessie?

504 US babies were named Jessie in 2024. Its peak year was 1890.

How do you pronounce Jessie?

Jessie is usually pronounced JES-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.