Meaning and history
Jessie is an English diminutive of Jessica or a feminine form of Jesse, so it can trace either to Shakespeare's Jessica or to the biblical Jesse, father of King David. It has long been used for both sexes. Notable bearers include American explorer Jessie Benton Frémont and singer Jessie J, born Jessica Cornish.
20062006: 529 births, rank #557
2007: 499 births, rank #603
2008: 493 births, rank #623
2009: 425 births, rank #687
2010: 420 births, rank #683
20112011: 408 births, rank #688
2012: 448 births, rank #639
2013: 479 births, rank #593
2014: 508 births, rank #587
2015: 471 births, rank #613
20162016: 460 births, rank #641
2017: 453 births, rank #657
2018: 449 births, rank #657
2019: 417 births, rank #692
2020: 388 births, rank #718
20212021: 356 births, rank #793
2022: 356 births, rank #793
2023: 355 births, rank #795
2024: 348 births, rank #807
20252025: 330 births, rank #823
Jessie moved from #809 to #824 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1918, with 3,591 births.