Given name & surname
Jessey
“The Lord sees all”·“gift”·“God exists; a gift from God; God sees all”
Jessey is a variant of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain. Jessey is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jessey is a variant of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain. Jessey is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jessey is a variant of Jessica. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain. Jessey is a variant of Jesse. An origin associated with Jesse is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jessey is a variant of Jessica. The history of Jessica gives this family its wider story. Jessica is Shylock’s daughter in The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare’s immediate inspiration is unknown, but the biblical spelling Jesca—corresponding to Iscah in Genesis 11:29—has been proposed as a starting point.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jessey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,216
- 929 boys · 287 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 60 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,143 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −70%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,143 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 48 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,110 as a first name in 2020; 121 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jessey’s family of names
In English usage, Jessey is a diminutive of Jessica. Jessey has a related form in Jesse. Jessey has a related form in Jessica.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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