Jessey
Jessey is both a surname and given name. It may be a variant of Jesse as a given name. Notable people with the name include:Fred Jessey, Nigerian freestyle wrestler Henry Jessey (1603–1663), English Dissenter Jessey Voorn, Dutch basketball player Jessey Wade, English activist
Meaning & Origin of Jessey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jessey is both a surname and given name. It may be a variant of Jesse as a given name. Notable people with the name include:Fred Jessey, Nigerian freestyle wrestler Henry Jessey (1603–1663), English Dissenter Jessey Voorn, Dutch basketball player Jessey Wade, English activist
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The Story of Jessey
As a girl name
Jessey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1978, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 17 Jesseys were born — ranking #5,419 that year. As of 2026, Jessey ranks #13,787 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 287 Jesseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jessey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1920, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 48 Jesseys were born — ranking #1,795 that year. As of 2026, Jessey ranks #9,821 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 922 Jesseys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jessey
Jessey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 922 births in the dataset. Jessey's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,795. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessey'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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