Given name & surname
Kessie
“an attractive man”·“of the spice tree”
Kessie is a variant of Kesse. One American interpretation is “an attractive man.” Kessie is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kessie is a variant of Kesse. One American interpretation is “an attractive man.” Kessie is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kessie is a variant of Kesse. An origin associated with Kesse is American. Kessie is a variant of Kezia. An origin associated with Kezia is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Kessie is a variant of Kezia. The history of Kezia gives this family its wider story. Kezia appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Kessie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 67
- 0 boys · 67 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 as a first name in 2020; 267 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.
Kessie’s family of names
Kessie has a related form in Kezia. Kessie has a related form in Kesse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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