People with the first name Jessie
104,536
About 1 in 3,171 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Jessie?
Jessie was the #537 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#537
More common than 99.0% of listed first names
Peak year
1918
5,003 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
456
#1,251 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 3,171
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
43.8% male56.2% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Jessie across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Jessie reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1918, with 5,003 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 456 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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