Girl · #16,763 in 2026

Jessye

Jessye is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Eva Jessye (1895–1992), American conductor Jessye Norman (1945–2019), American opera singer Jessye Lapenn, aka Jessica Lapenn, American diplomat

  • English
Current Rank
#16,763
Peak Rank
#5,051 (1992)
Total Babies
449
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1889
First Year
2011
Last Year
1992
Peak Year
#5051
Peak Rank
449
Total Count
55
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Jessye

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Jessye is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Eva Jessye (1895–1992), American conductor Jessye Norman (1945–2019), American opera singer Jessye Lapenn, aka Jessica Lapenn, American diplomat

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • English

The Story of Jessye

Jessye first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 19 births, good for #5,051 nationwide. About 21% of every Jessye on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Jessye last appeared in the published SSA data in 2011, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 449 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Jessye

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jessye. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Jessye

Phonetically similar names — useful when Jessye is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jessye

What does the name Jessye mean?
Jessye is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Eva Jessye (1895–1992), American conductor Jessye Norman (1945–2019), American opera singer Jessye Lapenn, aka Jessica Lapenn, American diplomat
What is the origin of the name Jessye?
Jessye has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English.
How popular is Jessye in 2026?
In 2026, Jessye ranks #16,763 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Jessye most popular?
Jessye reached its peak popularity in 1992, ranking #5,051 that year with 19 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Jessye most popular?
Jessye has historically been most popular in Texas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Jessye.
Is Jessye a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Jessye is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Jessye?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Jessye include Sharmane, Parish, Na. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Jessye?
Common variants and related forms of Jessye include Chevonne, Janae, Jane, Janessa, Janice, Janis. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

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About the name Jessye

Jessye is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 449 births in the dataset. Jessye's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #5,051. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessye'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.