Is Jessie a boy or girl name?
Jessie is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 348 girls and 156 boys were named Jessie, so 69% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 60.4% of the 280,906 US babies named Jessie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,261
- Girl rank, 2024
- #808
- Babies named Jessie since 1880
- 280,906
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 5,003 babies
Boys and girls named Jessie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,843 | 9,187 | 83.3% |
| 1890s | 2,424 | 11,870 | 83% |
| 1900s | 3,379 | 12,756 | 79.1% |
| 1910s | 10,170 | 27,834 | 73.2% |
| 1920s | 14,797 | 29,289 | 66.4% |
| 1930s | 11,233 | 17,248 | 60.6% |
| 1940s | 10,322 | 12,150 | 54.1% |
| 1950s | 10,165 | 7,652 | 42.9% |
| 1960s | 8,697 | 4,201 | 32.6% |
| 1970s | 8,193 | 4,411 | 35% |
| 1980s | 11,561 | 10,967 | 48.7% |
| 1990s | 9,298 | 10,142 | 52.2% |
| 2000s | 5,594 | 5,683 | 50.4% |
| 2010s | 2,754 | 4,512 | 62.1% |
| 2020s | 772 | 1,802 | 70% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 156 | #1,261 | 348 | #808 |
| 2023 | 136 | #1,373 | 354 | #796 |
| 2022 | 182 | #1,145 | 356 | #794 |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,313 | 356 | #794 |
| 2020 | 155 | #1,219 | 388 | #719 |
| 2019 | 194 | #1,055 | 417 | #692 |
| 2018 | 178 | #1,102 | 449 | #658 |
| 2017 | 216 | #961 | 453 | #657 |
| 2016 | 247 | #886 | 460 | #642 |
| 2015 | 233 | #919 | 471 | #613 |
| 2014 | 284 | #808 | 508 | #587 |
| 2013 | 323 | #723 | 479 | #595 |
| 2012 | 340 | #698 | 448 | #639 |
| 2011 | 333 | #696 | 408 | #689 |
| 2010 | 406 | #611 | 419 | #684 |
| 2009 | 460 | #575 | 424 | #690 |
| 2008 | 488 | #541 | 493 | #625 |
| 2007 | 533 | #497 | 499 | #603 |
| 2006 | 546 | #484 | 529 | #558 |
| 2005 | 590 | #443 | 507 | #567 |
| 2004 | 571 | #456 | 607 | #484 |
| 2003 | 627 | #410 | 618 | #477 |
| 2002 | 653 | #397 | 676 | #432 |
| 2001 | 593 | #419 | 611 | #454 |
| 2000 | 533 | #446 | 719 | #400 |
| 1999 | 581 | #408 | 740 | #385 |
| 1998 | 642 | #385 | 744 | #379 |
| 1997 | 753 | #342 | 846 | #338 |
| 1996 | 874 | #301 | 981 | #296 |
| 1995 | 903 | #294 | 1,138 | #249 |
| 1994 | 983 | #276 | 1,255 | #227 |
| 1993 | 1,083 | #265 | 1,108 | #250 |
| 1992 | 1,048 | #273 | 1,096 | #256 |
| 1991 | 1,176 | #242 | 1,116 | #249 |
| 1990 | 1,255 | #231 | 1,118 | #252 |
| 1989 | 1,133 | #235 | 1,147 | #240 |
| 1988 | 1,082 | #227 | 1,161 | #227 |
| 1987 | 1,162 | #214 | 1,223 | #215 |
| 1986 | 1,118 | #215 | 1,277 | #204 |
| 1985 | 1,131 | #213 | 1,111 | #234 |
| 1984 | 1,095 | #211 | 993 | #251 |
| 1983 | 1,161 | #205 | 889 | #269 |
| 1982 | 1,328 | #190 | 1,144 | #225 |
| 1981 | 1,253 | #196 | 1,209 | #219 |
| 1980 | 1,098 | #220 | 813 | #303 |
| 1979 | 1,024 | #223 | 720 | #326 |
| 1978 | 895 | #236 | 644 | #338 |
| 1977 | 933 | #231 | 485 | #420 |
| 1976 | 823 | #246 | 448 | #440 |
| 1975 | 772 | #257 | 392 | #473 |
| 1974 | 750 | #259 | 358 | #492 |
| 1973 | 753 | #258 | 352 | #495 |
| 1972 | 756 | #261 | 317 | #533 |
| 1971 | 758 | #278 | 359 | #517 |
| 1970 | 729 | #288 | 336 | #553 |
| 1969 | 773 | #267 | 324 | #549 |
| 1968 | 717 | #275 | 320 | #535 |
| 1967 | 798 | #252 | 373 | #495 |
| 1966 | 902 | #236 | 475 | #425 |
| 1965 | 873 | #252 | 474 | #433 |
| 1964 | 907 | #254 | 411 | #477 |
| 1963 | 904 | #254 | 400 | #485 |
| 1962 | 940 | #251 | 445 | #463 |
| 1961 | 950 | #253 | 470 | #450 |
| 1960 | 933 | #261 | 509 | #434 |
| 1959 | 960 | #258 | 585 | #392 |
| 1958 | 1,018 | #246 | 588 | #375 |
| 1957 | 1,065 | #233 | 634 | #360 |
| 1956 | 1,051 | #227 | 684 | #335 |
| 1955 | 963 | #230 | 747 | #313 |
| 1954 | 993 | #220 | 760 | #305 |
| 1953 | 1,071 | #208 | 900 | #276 |
| 1952 | 1,034 | #207 | 878 | #271 |
| 1951 | 989 | #206 | 940 | #249 |
| 1950 | 1,021 | #202 | 936 | #244 |
| 1949 | 1,023 | #200 | 1,030 | #231 |
| 1948 | 1,095 | #185 | 1,071 | #227 |
| 1947 | 1,051 | #195 | 1,157 | #219 |
| 1946 | 1,020 | #181 | 1,173 | #207 |
| 1945 | 940 | #175 | 1,107 | #185 |
| 1944 | 1,033 | #167 | 1,217 | #177 |
| 1943 | 1,100 | #166 | 1,313 | #177 |
| 1942 | 1,003 | #167 | 1,391 | #167 |
| 1941 | 1,038 | #162 | 1,355 | #165 |
| 1940 | 1,019 | #162 | 1,336 | #158 |
| 1939 | 1,058 | #154 | 1,396 | #155 |
| 1938 | 972 | #163 | 1,476 | #150 |
| 1937 | 1,042 | #148 | 1,550 | #144 |
| 1936 | 1,012 | #151 | 1,586 | #140 |
| 1935 | 1,104 | #140 | 1,619 | #135 |
| 1934 | 1,090 | #144 | 1,792 | #129 |
| 1933 | 1,079 | #143 | 1,808 | #127 |
| 1932 | 1,280 | #137 | 1,896 | #126 |
| 1931 | 1,267 | #135 | 1,930 | #122 |
| 1930 | 1,329 | #133 | 2,195 | #114 |
| 1929 | 1,329 | #129 | 2,258 | #110 |
| 1928 | 1,418 | #124 | 2,423 | #109 |
| 1927 | 1,461 | #123 | 2,858 | #95 |
| 1926 | 1,481 | #124 | 2,921 | #93 |
| 1925 | 1,467 | #123 | 2,951 | #97 |
| 1924 | 1,460 | #124 | 3,147 | #91 |
| 1923 | 1,483 | #119 | 2,995 | #94 |
| 1922 | 1,591 | #111 | 3,182 | #87 |
| 1921 | 1,517 | #117 | 3,225 | #91 |
| 1920 | 1,590 | #111 | 3,329 | #84 |
| 1919 | 1,473 | #109 | 3,530 | #75 |
| 1918 | 1,412 | #120 | 3,591 | #75 |
| 1917 | 1,361 | #114 | 3,465 | #70 |
| 1916 | 1,269 | #117 | 3,414 | #68 |
| 1915 | 1,240 | #114 | 3,356 | #66 |
| 1914 | 949 | #117 | 2,860 | #64 |
| 1913 | 758 | #114 | 2,475 | #61 |
| 1912 | 692 | #109 | 2,052 | #65 |
| 1911 | 500 | #79 | 1,550 | #66 |
| 1910 | 516 | #72 | 1,541 | #63 |
| 1909 | 432 | #73 | 1,321 | #63 |
| 1908 | 355 | #77 | 1,382 | #58 |
| 1907 | 386 | #71 | 1,314 | #60 |
| 1906 | 323 | #77 | 1,247 | #58 |
| 1905 | 338 | #74 | 1,315 | #57 |
| 1904 | 313 | #76 | 1,197 | #60 |
| 1903 | 280 | #78 | 1,202 | #55 |
| 1902 | 323 | #73 | 1,240 | #54 |
| 1901 | 231 | #85 | 1,116 | #55 |
| 1900 | 398 | #69 | 1,422 | #53 |
| 1899 | 261 | #70 | 1,081 | #54 |
| 1898 | 267 | #78 | 1,244 | #55 |
| 1897 | 234 | #79 | 1,191 | #52 |
| 1896 | 229 | #89 | 1,103 | #57 |
| 1895 | 245 | #79 | 1,300 | #48 |
| 1894 | 255 | #79 | 1,120 | #55 |
| 1893 | 214 | #85 | 1,216 | #48 |
| 1892 | 251 | #79 | 1,246 | #46 |
| 1891 | 227 | #75 | 1,119 | #48 |
| 1890 | 241 | #73 | 1,250 | #43 |
| 1889 | 207 | #86 | 1,196 | #43 |
| 1888 | 254 | #78 | 1,200 | #43 |
| 1887 | 182 | #86 | 1,012 | #41 |
| 1886 | 181 | #89 | 1,003 | #41 |
| 1885 | 202 | #81 | 952 | #40 |
| 1884 | 177 | #90 | 888 | #42 |
| 1883 | 151 | #89 | 834 | #40 |
| 1882 | 192 | #84 | 806 | #37 |
| 1881 | 143 | #91 | 661 | #35 |
| 1880 | 154 | #90 | 635 | #36 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jessie reached #69 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #35 in 1881. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jessie
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.