Recorded 1977–2023 Unisex name Peak 1989 557 births

Jesi — unisex name

557 babies named Jesi in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s1711990s1912000s1142010s462020s10
1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jesi was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jesi in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesi

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Jesi between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jesi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 26 babies received it in a single year. Jesi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 38 additional births since 1986.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesi performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jesi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jesi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 557 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jesi at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

557

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

1989

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jesi popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
26
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
051015202530 20232011200519991993198719811977 7

Jesi popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 1986 (Jesi as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
45678910 199819971996199419921986 6

Jesi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
191 births that decade — 34% of Jesi's all-time total
1970s251980s1711990s1912000s1142010s462020s10

Jesi by state

Where Jesi concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jesi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 2.2%
Texas share of Jesi's total US births 2.2%

12 of 557 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesi?
557 babies have been named Jesi since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 26 births.
When was Jesi most popular?
Jesi was most popular in the 1990s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jesi most popular?
The top states for the name Jesi are Texas (12 births).
Is Jesi a unisex name?
Yes, Jesi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 557 births, and as a boy's name it has 38 births.
How long has the name Jesi been used?
Jesi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jesi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jessica, Jessie, Jesse, Jessi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.