Jessie
#823 for girls in 2025, 330 births · #1,425 for boys in 2025, 126 births
Given to girls 60.4% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 661 births
- Debut · girls
- 635 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 48 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 170,036since 1880
Jessie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #823 | 330 | #1,425 | 126 |
| 2024 | #807 | 348 | #1,262 | 156 |
| 2023 | #795 | 355 | #1,369 | 136 |
| 2022 | #793 | 356 | #1,144 | 182 |
| 2021 | #793 | 356 | #1,299 | 146 |
| 2020 | #718 | 388 | #1,215 | 155 |
| 2019 | #692 | 417 | #1,054 | 194 |
| 2018 | #657 | 449 | #1,101 | 178 |
| 2017 | #657 | 453 | #961 | 216 |
| 2016 | #641 | 460 | #885 | 247 |
| 2015 | #613 | 471 | #918 | 233 |
| 2014 | #587 | 508 | #808 | 284 |
| 2013 | #593 | 479 | #722 | 323 |
| 2012 | #639 | 448 | #695 | 340 |
| 2011 | #688 | 408 | #695 | 333 |
| 2010 | #683 | 420 | #609 | 407 |
| 2009 | #687 | 425 | #575 | 460 |
| 2008 | #623 | 493 | #540 | 488 |
| 2007 | #603 | 499 | #497 | 533 |
| 2006 | #557 | 529 | #483 | 546 |
| 2005 | #567 | 507 | #443 | 590 |
| 2004 | #484 | 607 | #455 | 571 |
| 2003 | #477 | 618 | #410 | 627 |
| 2002 | #432 | 676 | #397 | 653 |
| 2001 | #454 | 611 | #419 | 593 |
| 2000 | #400 | 719 | #446 | 533 |
| 1999 | #385 | 740 | #408 | 581 |
| 1998 | #379 | 744 | #385 | 642 |
| 1997 | #338 | 846 | #342 | 753 |
| 1996 | #296 | 981 | #301 | 874 |
| 1995 | #249 | 1,138 | #294 | 903 |
| 1994 | #226 | 1,255 | #276 | 983 |
| 1993 | #250 | 1,108 | #265 | 1,083 |
| 1992 | #256 | 1,096 | #272 | 1,048 |
| 1991 | #249 | 1,116 | #242 | 1,176 |
| 1990 | #252 | 1,118 | #231 | 1,255 |
| 1989 | #239 | 1,147 | #235 | 1,133 |
| 1988 | #227 | 1,161 | #227 | 1,082 |
| 1987 | #215 | 1,223 | #214 | 1,162 |
| 1986 | #204 | 1,276 | #215 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | #234 | 1,111 | #213 | 1,131 |
| 1984 | #251 | 993 | #211 | 1,095 |
| 1983 | #269 | 889 | #205 | 1,161 |
| 1982 | #225 | 1,144 | #190 | 1,328 |
| 1981 | #219 | 1,209 | #196 | 1,253 |
| 1980 | #303 | 813 | #220 | 1,098 |
| 1979 | #325 | 720 | #223 | 1,024 |
| 1978 | #338 | 644 | #233 | 895 |
| 1977 | #420 | 484 | #231 | 933 |
| 1976 | #439 | 448 | #246 | 823 |
| 1975 | #473 | 392 | #257 | 772 |
| 1974 | #491 | 358 | #259 | 750 |
| 1973 | #494 | 352 | #258 | 753 |
| 1972 | #533 | 317 | #261 | 756 |
| 1971 | #516 | 359 | #278 | 757 |
| 1970 | #553 | 336 | #288 | 729 |
| 1969 | #549 | 324 | #267 | 773 |
| 1968 | #534 | 320 | #274 | 717 |
| 1967 | #494 | 373 | #252 | 797 |
| 1966 | #425 | 475 | #236 | 902 |
| 1965 | #432 | 474 | #252 | 874 |
| 1964 | #476 | 411 | #254 | 906 |
| 1963 | #485 | 400 | #254 | 904 |
| 1962 | #462 | 445 | #251 | 941 |
| 1961 | #450 | 470 | #253 | 951 |
| 1960 | #434 | 509 | #261 | 932 |
| 1959 | #391 | 585 | #258 | 960 |
| 1958 | #375 | 589 | #246 | 1,018 |
| 1957 | #360 | 634 | #233 | 1,066 |
| 1956 | #335 | 684 | #227 | 1,050 |
| 1955 | #313 | 747 | #230 | 963 |
| 1954 | #305 | 760 | #220 | 993 |
| 1953 | #276 | 900 | #208 | 1,070 |
| 1952 | #271 | 878 | #207 | 1,035 |
| 1951 | #249 | 940 | #206 | 989 |
| 1950 | #245 | 936 | #202 | 1,021 |
| 1949 | #231 | 1,030 | #200 | 1,023 |
| 1948 | #227 | 1,071 | #185 | 1,095 |
| 1947 | #219 | 1,157 | #195 | 1,051 |
| 1946 | #207 | 1,173 | #181 | 1,020 |
| 1945 | #185 | 1,107 | #175 | 940 |
| 1944 | #176 | 1,217 | #167 | 1,033 |
| 1943 | #177 | 1,313 | #166 | 1,100 |
| 1942 | #167 | 1,391 | #167 | 1,003 |
| 1941 | #165 | 1,355 | #162 | 1,038 |
| 1940 | #158 | 1,336 | #162 | 1,019 |
| 1939 | #155 | 1,396 | #154 | 1,058 |
| 1938 | #150 | 1,476 | #163 | 972 |
| 1937 | #143 | 1,550 | #148 | 1,042 |
| 1936 | #140 | 1,586 | #151 | 1,012 |
| 1935 | #135 | 1,619 | #140 | 1,104 |
| 1934 | #129 | 1,792 | #144 | 1,090 |
| 1933 | #127 | 1,808 | #143 | 1,079 |
| 1932 | #126 | 1,896 | #137 | 1,280 |
| 1931 | #122 | 1,930 | #135 | 1,267 |
| 1930 | #114 | 2,195 | #133 | 1,329 |
| 1929 | #110 | 2,258 | #129 | 1,330 |
| 1928 | #109 | 2,423 | #124 | 1,419 |
| 1927 | #95 | 2,858 | #123 | 1,459 |
| 1926 | #93 | 2,921 | #124 | 1,481 |
| 1925 | #97 | 2,951 | #123 | 1,467 |
| 1924 | #91 | 3,147 | #124 | 1,460 |
| 1923 | #93 | 2,995 | #119 | 1,483 |
| 1922 | #87 | 3,182 | #111 | 1,591 |
| 1921 | #91 | 3,225 | #117 | 1,517 |
| 1920 | #84 | 3,329 | #111 | 1,590 |
| 1919 | #75 | 3,530 | #109 | 1,473 |
| 1918 | #75 | 3,591 | #120 | 1,412 |
| 1917 | #70 | 3,465 | #114 | 1,361 |
| 1916 | #68 | 3,414 | #117 | 1,269 |
| 1915 | #66 | 3,356 | #114 | 1,240 |
| 1914 | #64 | 2,860 | #117 | 949 |
| 1913 | #61 | 2,475 | #114 | 758 |
| 1912 | #65 | 2,052 | #109 | 692 |
| 1911 | #66 | 1,550 | #79 | 500 |
| 1910 | #63 | 1,541 | #72 | 516 |
| 1909 | #63 | 1,321 | #72 | 432 |
| 1908 | #58 | 1,382 | #77 | 355 |
| 1907 | #60 | 1,314 | #71 | 386 |
| 1906 | #58 | 1,247 | #77 | 323 |
| 1905 | #57 | 1,315 | #74 | 338 |
| 1904 | #60 | 1,197 | #76 | 313 |
| 1903 | #55 | 1,202 | #78 | 280 |
| 1902 | #54 | 1,240 | #73 | 323 |
| 1901 | #55 | 1,116 | #85 | 231 |
| 1900 | #53 | 1,422 | #69 | 398 |
| 1899 | #54 | 1,081 | #70 | 261 |
| 1898 | #55 | 1,244 | #78 | 267 |
| 1897 | #52 | 1,191 | #78 | 234 |
| 1896 | #57 | 1,103 | #89 | 229 |
| 1895 | #48 | 1,300 | #79 | 245 |
| 1894 | #55 | 1,120 | #79 | 255 |
| 1893 | #48 | 1,216 | #85 | 214 |
| 1892 | #46 | 1,246 | #79 | 251 |
| 1891 | #48 | 1,119 | #75 | 227 |
| 1890 | #43 | 1,250 | #73 | 241 |
| 1889 | #43 | 1,196 | #85 | 207 |
| 1888 | #43 | 1,200 | #77 | 254 |
| 1887 | #41 | 1,012 | #86 | 182 |
| 1886 | #41 | 1,003 | #89 | 181 |
| 1885 | #40 | 952 | #81 | 202 |
| 1884 | #42 | 888 | #90 | 177 |
| 1883 | #40 | 834 | #89 | 151 |
| 1882 | #37 | 806 | #84 | 192 |
| 1881 | #34 | 661 | #91 | 143 |
| 1880 | #36 | 635 | #90 | 154 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jessie was already there! It came in at #36, and was given to 635 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1961–1976, when fewer than 480 girls a year got the name.
Where Jessie is popular in 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#71 · 1 in 292
- South Carolina#95 · 1 in 384
- Arkansas#109 · 1 in 521
- Arizona#122 · 1 in 501
- Alabama#123 · 1 in 541
Best ever in a state: #14 in Alaska, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #71 | 97 | 1 in 292 |
| South Carolina | #95 | 72 | 1 in 384 |
| Arkansas | #109 | 41 | 1 in 521 |
| Arizona | #122 | 18 | 1 in 501 |
| Alabama | #123 | 68 | 1 in 541 |
| Louisiana | #147 | 52 | 1 in 654 |
| Tennessee | #160 | 38 | 1 in 966 |
| Georgia | #165 | 54 | 1 in 775 |
| North Carolina | #166 | 55 | 1 in 878 |
| Florida | #181 | 29 | 1 in 975 |
| Texas | #201 | 86 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Virginia | #206 | 28 | 1 in 1,249 |
| Kentucky | #220 | 20 | 1 in 1,677 |
| New Mexico | #222 | 8 | 1 in 1,131 |
| West Virginia | #232 | 13 | 1 in 1,763 |
| Colorado | #264 | 8 | 1 in 1,816 |
| Maryland | #276 | 9 | 1 in 2,534 |
| Missouri | #295 | 13 | 1 in 3,028 |
| California | #299 | 49 | 1 in 2,317 |
| Oklahoma | #305 | 9 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Minnesota | #318 | 9 | 1 in 3,686 |
| Washington | #332 | 8 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Kansas | #357 | 5 | 1 in 3,588 |
| Pennsylvania | #358 | 23 | 1 in 4,446 |
| Illinois | #381 | 20 | 1 in 4,349 |
| New Jersey | #388 | 8 | 1 in 5,377 |
| Indiana | #397 | 8 | 1 in 5,233 |
| New York | #397 | 31 | 1 in 4,607 |
| Ohio | #419 | 14 | 1 in 6,082 |
| Michigan | #486 | 10 | 1 in 7,320 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#807 → #823)
- 105 spots since 2020 (#718 → #823)
- 210 spots since 2015 (#613 → #823)
- Biggest jump: 84 spots in 1981 (#303 → #219)
- Biggest drop: 83 spots in 2005 (#484 → #567)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #34 (661 births)
- Births halved by 1968, 87 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 48 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 48 yrs · run 1880–1927
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 134
- Highest: 1 in 134 girls born in 1882 were named Jessie (0.75%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,871 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #34 in 1881, was only 1 in 139 (0.72%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 17.2% of all girls named Jessie (29,289) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2010
- Mostly boys until 2009, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,187 | #34 (1881) | #40 |
| 1890s | 11,870 | #43 (1890) | #51 |
| 1900s | 12,756 | #53 (1900) | #57 |
| 1910s | 27,834 | #61 (1913) | #67 |
| 1920s | 29,289 | #84 (1920) | #95 |
| 1930s | 17,248 | #114 (1930) | #134 |
| 1940s | 12,150 | #158 (1940) | #191 |
| 1950s | 7,653 | #245 (1950) | #312 |
| 1960s | 4,201 | #425 (1966) | #474 |
| 1970s | 4,410 | #325 (1979) | #458 |
| 1980s | 10,966 | #204 (1986) | #239 |
| 1990s | 10,142 | #226 (1994) | #288 |
| 2000s | 5,684 | #400 (2000) | #528 |
| 2010s | 4,513 | #587 (2014) | #645 |
| 2020s | 2,133 | #718 (2020) | #788 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jessie in 1950
girls
#245
936 births · 1 in 1,830 girls
boys
#202
1,021 births · 1 in 1,753 boys
Top girls' names in 1950
Top boys' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,830 of them was named Jessie, which outranked 96.0% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jessie
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 1,753 of them was named Jessie, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jessie
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.