Meaning of the nameJessi
- Unisex
- Hebrew origin
- Jes-si
Jessi is a name of Hebrew origin, a short form of Jéssica, which probably comes from Yiská, 'he will see'.
Meaning
“short form of Jéssica, probably from Hebrew Yiská, 'he will see'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jessica
- People (2022)
- 2,937
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,952
- Median age
- 58 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,394
- people
Jessi in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jessi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (644 people).
2,123 women 814 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jessi is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jessi in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
- Bahia 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 482 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 415 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 345 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 232 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 230 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 201 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 140 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 118 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 76 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 75 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 74 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 62 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 62 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 60 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 56 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 50 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 41 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 31 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 30 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 20 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jessi
Wiktionary records Jessi as a short form of Jessica. According to Wiktionary, Jessica first appears in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice and probably comes from the Hebrew name Yiská, 'he will see'; Behind the Name points to the biblical name Iscah as its base. This is the meaning of the base name, not of Jessi on its own. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,937 people named Jessi, with a median age of 58. Jessy is the Y spelling of the same group, and Behind the Name lists both as diminutives of Jessica.
The spelling with a final I, the most common in the group and the one Wiktionary records as a short form of Jessica.
Other spellings of Jessi
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jessi | 2,937 |
| Jessy | 1,208 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jessi · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jessica · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jessica · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Jessi
What does the name Jessi mean?
Jessi means “short form of Jéssica, probably from Hebrew Yiská, 'he will see'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Jessi in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,937 people with the first name Jessi, which ranks it number 3,952 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jessi a boy's or a girl's name?
Jessi is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 2,123 women and 814 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jessi?
Jessi is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jessi most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Jessi (482 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jessi?
Jessy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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