Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Pessie isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pessie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 0 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 7 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 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 123 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pessie’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Pessie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Kassie
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Lacie
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>99% girls
Malorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Mallorie
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
>99% girls
Kelsie
“from the island of ships; of the ship's victory”
>99% girls
Elyse
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Hollie
“near the valley of the holly bushes” · “from the holly tree”
>99% girls
Cassie
“one who is pure; virginal” · “vigilant, wakeful”
>99% girls