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How popular is the name Jessi?

Births per year, rank history and how many Jessis are alive today.

Jessi (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Jessie in England and Wales, ranked 5927th in 2025 and given to 3 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2012, when 10 babies were given the name, the 2521st most popular that year. It has declined since 2012; the 2025 figure is roughly 30% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Jessie you are most likely to meet is around 74 years old. Half of all Jessies born in England and Wales are between 39 and 77, and there are at least 30,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 9.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Jessie.

How many babies are named Jessi each year?

Includes all spellings: Jessi, Jessie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k1920194019601980200020201904: ~2,168 estimated (1,548-2,788)1914: ~1,694 estimated (1,265-2,124)1924: ~790 estimated (567-1,013)1996: 1991997: 1571998: 1751999: 1382000: 1612001: 2032002: 2122003: 2142004: 2342005: 2672006: 2112007: 1932008: 1982009: 1652010: 1622011: 2362012: 3132013: 2472014: 1892015: 2092016: 2112017: 1952018: 1712019: 1812020: 1562021: 1522022: 1242023: 1262024: 1252025: 104estimatedactual

Where does the Jessi spelling rank?

1101001,00010,000200020201996: ranked 2,6831997: ranked 3,8242000: ranked 2,1672001: ranked 3,9982002: ranked 2,8682003: ranked 3,0992004: ranked 2,8022005: ranked 2,6822006: ranked 3,1162007: ranked 4,2942009: ranked 2,5352010: ranked 5,7072011: ranked 5,7852012: ranked 2,5212013: ranked 4,7392015: ranked 3,6152016: ranked 5,7852017: ranked 4,7632018: ranked 4,6842019: ranked 5,5912021: ranked 5,5812022: ranked 5,6702025: ranked 5,927

Where does the Jessie spelling rank?

1101005001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 361914: ranked 401924: ranked 591996: ranked 2171997: ranked 2511998: ranked 2341999: ranked 2722000: ranked 2572001: ranked 1992002: ranked 2092003: ranked 2212004: ranked 2032005: ranked 1912006: ranked 2302007: ranked 2612008: ranked 2512009: ranked 3012010: ranked 2972011: ranked 2162012: ranked 1682013: ranked 2102014: ranked 2582015: ranked 2452016: ranked 2452017: ranked 2602018: ranked 2852019: ranked 2732020: ranked 2982021: ranked 3142022: ranked 3552023: ranked 3402024: ranked 3512025: ranked 403

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Jessi most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Jessie, peaked in 1904, when around 2,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Jessi spelling itself peaked in 2012, with 10 babies.

How many people are called Jessi?

At least 30,000 people named Jessi in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Jessi?

Most living Jessis are between 39 and 77; the most common age is about 74.

Is Jessi becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.






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