Jessy

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 26 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Jessy is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name66K records spelled Jessy34 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Mexico, United States, Peru

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Jéssy, Jëssy, Jëssÿ, Jess'Y, Jèssy

• Swahili given name6.1K records spelled Jessy5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Zambia, United States, Nigeria, India

  Languages: Swahili, Nyanja, Southern Sotho

  Also written Jḕssy

• Indonesian given name5.2K records spelled Jessy2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, India, United States, Philippines

  Also written Jéssy

• English given name1.4K records spelled Jessy155 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Australia, Netherlands, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, Spanish, Western Frisian

  Also written Jesse, Jessi, Jessé, Jessie, ג'סי

77 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 108 years between 1915–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Jessy Rameikb. 1934DEGerman actor, singer and voice actor (1934–2018)
• Jessy Dixonb. 1938USAmerican musician (1938–2011)
• Jessy Terrerob. 1972DOAmerican Dominican-born American film and music video director
• Jessy Matadorb. 1982CDFrench and DR Congolese singer
• Jessy Schramb. 1986USAmerican actress
• Jessy Moulinb. 1986FRFrench association football player
• Jessy Hodgesb. 1986USAmerican actress
• Jessy Dubaib. 1989USAmerican pornographic actress
• Jesse Sorensenb. 1989USnot in their usual nameAmerican professional wrestler
• Jessy Deminguetb. 1998FRFrench association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 762 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Jessy?

We estimate roughly 19 thousand people bear Jessy (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Jessy have the most bearers?

We estimate about 13 thousand people bear Jessy in France, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Jessy most common?

Jessy is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 5.1 thousand people carrying it.

Is Jessy a male or female name?

Jessy is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Jessy mean?

Recorded meaning: Alternative form of Jessie (“female name”).