Jess vs Jessie

Side-by-side comparison of Jess and Jessie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jess

Boy name · Rank #4571

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Name B

Jessie

Girl name · Rank #807

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Metric Jess Jessie
Current Rank #4571 #807
Total Births (all years) 25,063 170,036
Peak Year 1915 1918
Peak Year Births 577 3,591
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jess Jessie
1880s 1,182 9,187
1890s 1,013 11,870
1900s 897 12,756
1910s 2,974 27,834
1920s 2,653 29,289
1930s 1,699 17,248
1940s 1,998 12,150
1950s 2,447 7,653
1960s 2,315 4,201
1970s 2,781 4,410
1980s 2,565 10,966
1990s 1,424 10,142
2000s 681 5,684
2010s 305 4,513
2020s 129 2,133

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jess Jessie
2014 32 508
2015 35 471
2016 30 460
2017 22 453
2018 33 449
2019 23 417
2020 22 388
2021 25 356
2022 17 356
2023 25 355
2024 22 348
2025 18 330

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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