JESSIE  

Gender: F
Origin: Diminutive of JESSICA
Meaning: "wealthy"

Popularity in 2008: #626

Jessie has never been used as much as Jennie/Jenny, partly because it's a boys' name as well (spelled Jesse), but it does have a friendly and unpretentious, pioneer feel.

Variations:
Jessy, Jessa, Jesse, Jessi, Jessye, Jessee, Jessey, Jess

Jessie is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names of my Students
• New Baby Name Game!!!
• Name suggestions needed, please!
• Names with four levels of formality
• What do you think of these names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jessie:

• OLD LADY NAMES: Ready for the Next Wave?
• GIRLY NAMES WITH TOMBOY NICKNAMES
• NEW ROUTES TO OLD NICKNAMES