How Many People Are Named Jessey?
An estimated 1,117 people in the United States have the first name Jessey. It is used for both genders, with 76.3% male. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Jessey peaked in popularity in 1994 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jessey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,117
About 1 in 306,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.3% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1994
60 births
Total Registered
1,209
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessey
Jessey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.3%) and females (23.7%). Out of 1,209 total births registered, 922 were male and 287 were female.
Jessey as a male name
Ranked #10,284 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1994 (48 births)
Jessey as a female name
Ranked #14,612 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1993 (17 births)
Jessey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessey span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 431 babies were registered. Jessey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessey by Decade
How has Jessey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jessey by State
Jessey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jessey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessey?
We estimate approximately 1,117 people named Jessey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 306,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessey a common name?
Jessey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,209 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessey most popular?
Jessey reached peak popularity in 1994, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessey is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessey a male name?
Jessey is predominantly male. 76.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessey Smith, Jessey Johnson, Jessey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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