68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Jesse. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsJesse, JessyDiminutiveJessOther Languages & CulturesJesse(Biblical) Iessai(Biblical Greek) Yishai(Biblical Hebrew) Iesse(Biblical Italian) Iesse(Biblical Latin) Jesse(Dutch) Jesse(Finnish) Jessé, Jessy(French) Yishai(Hebrew) Jessé(Portuguese) Same SpellingJessie 1 PopularityDetails Last ranked #87 in 1996 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #100 in 1935 Canada Last ranked #355 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #475 in 2001 France Last ranked #276 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #89 in 2006 New Zealand Last ranked #100 in 1997 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #97 in 1958 Scotland Last ranked #798 in 2023 (f) #961 in 2017 (m) United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common simple Categories black history, bluegrass musicians, educators, footballers, gift, Sims 3 characters, Squishmallows, The West Wing characters, variants