Is Jessi a boy or girl name?
Jessi is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 48 girls and 0 boys were named Jessi, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 83.2% of the 7,811 US babies named Jessi were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,294
- Babies named Jessi since 1959
- 7,811
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 317 babies
Boys and girls named Jessi, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1970s | 76 | 527 | 87.4% |
| 1980s | 337 | 1,960 | 85.3% |
| 1990s | 471 | 1,928 | 80.4% |
| 2000s | 309 | 1,096 | 78% |
| 2010s | 103 | 697 | 87.1% |
| 2020s | 18 | 253 | 93.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,294 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,081 | 50 | #3,241 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,285 | 47 | #3,390 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,368 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,909 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,389 | 60 | #2,796 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,400 | 78 | #2,347 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,450 | 69 | #2,580 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,335 | 61 | #2,864 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,360 | 60 | #2,863 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,789 | 78 | #2,353 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,782 | 58 | #2,952 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,737 | 77 | #2,399 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,358 | 92 | #2,142 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,365 | 78 | #2,457 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,455 | 126 | #1,759 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,307 | 100 | #2,044 |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,903 | 112 | #1,828 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,984 | 104 | #1,865 |
| 2004 | 34 | #2,980 | 117 | #1,659 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,236 | 113 | #1,692 |
| 2002 | 34 | #2,788 | 128 | #1,486 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,365 | 107 | #1,689 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,948 | 111 | #1,592 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,759 | 126 | #1,406 |
| 1998 | 52 | #1,887 | 131 | #1,344 |
| 1997 | 40 | #2,187 | 174 | #1,081 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,772 | 191 | #988 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,939 | 219 | #874 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,443 | 244 | #827 |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,501 | 214 | #903 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,020 | 199 | #968 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,906 | 221 | #889 |
| 1990 | 43 | #1,825 | 209 | #917 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,719 | 210 | #878 |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,782 | 198 | #888 |
| 1987 | 52 | #1,413 | 203 | #849 |
| 1986 | 30 | #1,986 | 224 | #768 |
| 1985 | 23 | #2,324 | 183 | #875 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,651 | 172 | #879 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,925 | 150 | #974 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,872 | 196 | #810 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,444 | 273 | #648 |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,984 | 151 | #984 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,422 | 134 | #1,040 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,982 | 119 | #1,099 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,102 | 95 | #1,259 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,371 | 69 | #1,506 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,546 | 33 | #2,427 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,915 | 22 | #3,151 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,694 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,175 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,190 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,070 | 10 | #5,201 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,978 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,921 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,334 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,931 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,197 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,663 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jessi reached #1,413 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #648 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jessi
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.