Is Jessy a boy or girl name?
Jessy is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 33 girls and 19 boys were named Jessy, so 63.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 30.8% of the 6,722 US babies named Jessy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,125
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,313
- Babies named Jessy since 1915
- 6,722
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 263 babies
Boys and girls named Jessy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 79 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 100 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 92 | 5 | 5.2% |
| 1970s | 352 | 101 | 22.3% |
| 1980s | 937 | 356 | 27.5% |
| 1990s | 1,517 | 644 | 29.8% |
| 2000s | 888 | 424 | 32.3% |
| 2010s | 374 | 383 | 50.6% |
| 2020s | 114 | 157 | 57.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,125 | 33 | #4,313 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,269 | 38 | #3,937 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,134 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,299 | 23 | #5,467 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,775 | 29 | #4,603 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,699 | 34 | #4,206 |
| 2018 | 25 | #4,142 | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,387 | 44 | #3,510 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,927 | 33 | #4,384 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,326 | 35 | #4,184 |
| 2014 | 36 | #3,123 | 49 | #3,294 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,380 | 32 | #4,477 |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,025 | 32 | #4,543 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,329 | 42 | #3,689 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,158 | 30 | #4,792 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1,802 | 43 | #3,700 |
| 2008 | 94 | #1,649 | 43 | #3,740 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,690 | 38 | #4,085 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,782 | 36 | #4,106 |
| 2005 | 82 | #1,655 | 45 | #3,382 |
| 2004 | 94 | #1,462 | 40 | #3,661 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,300 | 36 | #3,835 |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,365 | 52 | #2,871 |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,520 | 46 | #3,071 |
| 2000 | 82 | #1,493 | 45 | #3,091 |
| 1999 | 117 | #1,129 | 44 | #3,019 |
| 1998 | 93 | #1,290 | 45 | #2,904 |
| 1997 | 137 | #963 | 59 | #2,294 |
| 1996 | 149 | #898 | 52 | #2,461 |
| 1995 | 150 | #894 | 77 | #1,845 |
| 1994 | 168 | #818 | 81 | #1,790 |
| 1993 | 183 | #782 | 80 | #1,822 |
| 1992 | 188 | #758 | 71 | #1,955 |
| 1991 | 152 | #841 | 78 | #1,827 |
| 1990 | 180 | #758 | 57 | #2,243 |
| 1989 | 124 | #914 | 67 | #1,931 |
| 1988 | 121 | #863 | 32 | #3,117 |
| 1987 | 107 | #911 | 35 | #2,803 |
| 1986 | 103 | #898 | 41 | #2,437 |
| 1985 | 88 | #972 | 42 | #2,374 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,158 | 32 | #2,811 |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,194 | 23 | #3,475 |
| 1982 | 95 | #919 | 25 | #3,364 |
| 1981 | 89 | #957 | 28 | #3,101 |
| 1980 | 90 | #951 | 31 | #2,900 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,196 | 23 | #3,485 |
| 1978 | 58 | #1,172 | 21 | #3,552 |
| 1977 | 49 | #1,278 | 12 | #5,331 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,272 | 14 | #4,455 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,974 | 14 | #4,433 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,632 | 7 | #7,187 |
| 1973 | 24 | #1,847 | 5 | #8,943 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,847 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 21 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,347 | 5 | #8,524 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,953 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,511 | 5 | #7,474 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,713 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,479 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,476 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,510 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 13 | #2,350 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,412 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,734 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,722 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,089 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,611 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,895 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,386 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,226 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,820 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,230 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,624 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,334 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,147 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 13 | #2,149 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,531 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,028 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 11 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,095 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,254 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,206 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,621 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jessy reached #758 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #1,790 in 1994. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jessy
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.