Jessie is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #191 in 2005 with 260 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2012 with 303 births ranking #168. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 34.0%. In 2005, approximately 1 in every 1,109 girls born was named Jessie. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Jessie has more than one accepted route. It was originally a Scots diminutive of Jean, is also used as a diminutive of Jessica, and in masculine use can be a variant of Jesse.
That mix of routes helps explain why Jessie has been used for both girls and boys over time. For modern girls’ use, the Jean and Jessica connections are usually the most relevant.