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“Variant of Jessica — Possibly related to seeing or beholding” — Hebrew origin
Girl's name · #3118 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Jessi — on the books since 1959, #3118 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 6,600 girls share it. Jessi is the less common spelling of Jessie — about 14% of babies given the name are written this way; Jessie itself ranked #824 in 2025.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 47 notable people named Jessi:
Entertainers appear 2.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jessi, South Korean-American rapper and singer.
Similar names: Jessie · Siobhan · Jesse · Kassie · Elisha · Betsy
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