MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jessy mean?
In Kerala, Jessy is commonly a feminine short form of Jessica. Jessica developed from the biblical name Iscah, usually interpreted as God beholds, and became widely known through Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जेस्सी
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ജെസ്സി
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jessy in Indian usage
16,323 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (99%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 16,163 records (99%).
- Recorded as male: 160 records (1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,249 |
| 1960s | 5,970 |
| 1970s | 6,568 |
| 1980s | 1,774 |
| 1990s | 603 |
| Other decades | 159 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 15,552 |
| Delhi | 209 |
| Goa | 132 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 122 |
| Mizoram | 121 |
| Other states | 187 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jessy / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Jessy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jessy; Table_6, C5366 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jessy; Table_6, C5366