Jesi
Jesi is a comune (municipality) in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche.
Meaning & Origin of Jesi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jesi is a comune (municipality) in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche.
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Origin & history
The Story of Jesi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jesi as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 7 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Jesi — #3,784 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Jesi on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jesi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 557 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jesi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1986, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1996: 9 births, good for #5,981 nationwide. About 84% of every Jesi on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jesi last appeared in the published SSA data in 1998, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 38 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Jesi
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Giancarlo Alessandrini
- Giuseppe Balducci , composer
- Alice Bellagamba
- Dionisio Cimarelli
- Angelo Colocci
- Elisa Di Francisca
- Giancarlo Falappa
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Names that sound like Jesi
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About the name Jesi
Jesi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 557 births in the dataset. Jesi's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #3,784. Use the chart and map above to compare Jesi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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