Jessy
Spelling variant used both for Jesse, from the Hebrew Yishai, and as a pet form of Jessica; Yishai is usually read as gift.
Jessy in 2025
Jessy was given to 48 babies in the United States in 2025 — 18 boys and 30 girls, making it the 5,782nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 69,070 babies born.
The history of Jessy
Jessy reached its highest point in 1993, when 263 babies were given the name, ranking 1,396th that year.
Across the 111 years of records since 1915, 6,771 babies have been named Jessy. Half of them were born before 1994, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Jessy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jessy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 19 | 6,274 |
| 1920s | 79 | 5,127 |
| 1930s | 100 | 3,945 |
| 1940s | 93 | 4,412 |
| 1950s | 87 | 5,097 |
| 1960s | 97 | 5,485 |
| 1970s | 453 | 2,343 |
| 1980s | 1,293 | 1,613 |
| 1990s | 2,161 | 1,396 |
| 2000s | 1,312 | 2,309 |
| 2010s | 757 | 3,553 |
| 2020s | 320 | 4,849 |
Where Jessy is heading
Jessy has fallen 30% over the past decade, from 69 babies in 2015 to 48 in 2025.
Names like Jessy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jessy.