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Jessy

gender-neutral name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

nickname-style variant of Jesse/Jessica, from Hebrew for 'gift'

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jessy peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

1,208 people · the #7,279 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 166,667 · median age 30

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jessy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 51 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Jessy

Most people given the name Jessy in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Jessy you meet today is most often in their 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Jessy deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jessy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jessy fits with your family’s names and surname.

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