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Jessy

Jessy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“he sees”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JESS-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (31% girls, 69% boys since 1880)

Used as a variant spelling of Jesse, from Hebrew Yishai, and also sometimes of Jessie. As a modern spelling it can serve for either masculine or feminine use.

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How popular is Jessy?

202415.6 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Jessy in 202452

2024 rank#4,295 girls

Peak year1993

Total US babies since 18806,722

Jessy has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jessy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jessegift · Hebrew
  • JessieGod beholds · Hebrew
  • Isaigift · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew
  • Shilohpossibly tranquil, or place name of Shiloh · Hebrew
  • Ariellion of God · Hebrew
  • Arilion · Hebrew
  • Salempeace · Hebrew

Jessy questions

What does the name Jessy mean?

Jessy means "he sees". It comes from Hebrew. Used as a variant spelling of Jesse, from Hebrew Yishai, and also sometimes of Jessie. As a modern spelling it can serve for either masculine or feminine use.

Is Jessy a boy or girl name?

Jessy is used for both: about 31% of US babies named Jessy since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Jessy?

52 US babies were named Jessy in 2024. Its peak year was 1993.

How do you pronounce Jessy?

Jessy is usually pronounced JESS-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.