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How popular is the name Jessie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jessies are alive today.
Jessie (female) is a shortened form of the name Jessica. Although Jessie itself was given to 101 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 403rd as a registered name), most Jessies are registered as Jessica, which ranked 139th in 2025 with 360 babies.
Most people called Jessie are registered as Jessica, and share that name's profile: the Jessica you are most likely to meet is around 32 years old. Half of all Jessicas born in England and Wales are between 20 and 37, and there are at least 200,000 of them alive today. Only some Jessicas go by Jessie.
How many babies are named Jessie or Jessica each year?
Combined registrations of Jessica, Jessie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Jessica rank as a registered name?
Where does Jessie rank as a registered name?
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
Is Jessie short for Jessica?
Yes - Jessie is a shortened form of Jessica. Jessies are usually registered as Jessica at birth.
When was the name Jessie most popular?
The full name Jessica peaked in 1994, when around 8,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jessie itself peaked as a registered name in 1904, with 2,168 babies.
How many people are called Jessie?
There's no official count of people who go by Jessie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 200,000 people registered as Jessica born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jessie.
How old is the typical Jessie?
Most people called Jessie are registered as Jessica. Most living Jessicas are between 20 and 37; the most common age is about 32.
Is Jessie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1994 peak.