Jessy
The Story of Jessy
As a girl name
Jessy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 81 Jessys were born — ranking #1,786 that year. As of 2026, Jessy ranks #3,966 for girls with 37 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 2K Jessys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jessy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 188 Jessys were born — ranking #757 that year. As of 2026, Jessy ranks #4,610 for boys with 22 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 5K Jessys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jessy
Jessy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jessy's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #757. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessy'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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