NameTides

Jessie

Jessie was the #823 girls' name in the US in 2025 (330 babies), and #403 in England & Wales and #856 in Canada.

Jessie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Jessie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Jessie as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#823 (330)#403 (101)#198 (20)#334 (4)#352 (11)#856 (33)—
2024#807 (348)#351 (125)#315 (11)#288 (5)#294 (14)#753 (39)—
2023#795 (355)#340 (126)#197 (21)#209 (8)#364 (10)#848 (32)—
2022#793 (356)#355 (121)#248 (15)#218 (8)#284 (15)#738 (37)—
2021#793 (356)#314 (149)#177 (24)#190 (10)#390 (10)#636 (46)—
2020#718 (388)#298 (156)#241 (15)#192 (9)#229 (19)#532 (55)—
2019#692 (417)#273 (178)#224 (18)#213 (8)#457 (8)#523 (60)—
2018#657 (449)#285 (167)#200 (22)#179 (11)#280 (16)#466 (70)—
2017#657 (453)#260 (191)#347 (10)#134 (17)#365 (11)#552 (57)—
2016#641 (460)#245 (208)#231 (18)#276 (6)#359 (12)#441 (77)—
2015#613 (471)#245 (203)#281 (14)#209 (9)#244 (21)#430 (77)—
2014#587 (508)#258 (189)#346 (11)#205 (9)#353 (13)#371 (90)—
2013#593 (479)#210 (243)#367 (10)#218 (9)#286 (17)#458 (70)—
2012#639 (448)#168 (303)#351 (11)#172 (11)#337 (15)#397 (81)—
2011#688 (408)#216 (233)#273 (15)#246 (7)#285 (18)#440 (73)—

Jessie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Jessie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Jessie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,425 (126)#3,684 (5)—#2,527 (7)
2024#1,262 (156)———
2023#1,369 (136)#2,547 (8)——
2022#1,144 (182)#4,790 (3)—#2,810 (5)
2021#1,299 (146)#3,017 (6)——
2020#1,215 (155)———
2019#1,054 (194)#1,986 (11)—#2,440 (6)
2018#1,101 (178)#3,011 (6)—#1,836 (9)
2017#961 (216)#2,324 (9)—#2,010 (8)
2016#885 (247)#2,027 (11)—#2,182 (7)
2015#918 (233)#3,908 (4)#699 (3)#1,384 (13)
2014#808 (284)#2,248 (9)—#2,133 (7)
2013#722 (323)#3,315 (5)——
2012#695 (340)#2,721 (7)—#1,065 (19)
2011#695 (333)——#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #37.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 72% of US babies named Jessie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,900 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 2,500uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 890common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,900uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 4,500uncommon
USBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 56,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 23,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Jessie is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,600 to 1 in 5,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Jessie by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #959OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: #846NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #731CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: #498KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #578AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #425ARTennessee: #603TNNorth Carolina: #973NCSouth Carolina: #614SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #342LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #574ALGeorgia: #796GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #624TXFlorida: #598FL
Jessie (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#7745
Ontario2024#93212

Jessie (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
JessieCanadaGirls#85633
JessieCanadaBoys#2,5277
JessieEngland & WalesGirls#403101
JessieEngland & WalesBoys#3,6845
JessieIrelandGirls#35211
JessieIrelandBoys—too few
JessieNorthern IrelandGirls#3344
JessieNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
JessieNSWGirls—too few
JessieScotlandGirls#19820
JessieUSGirls#823330
JessieUSBoys#1,425126