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Jessie vs. Jesse

Which spelling for a boy? Around here, all boys with this name spell it Jessie and all the girls are Jesse, but where I grew up, it was always Jesse for a boy and Jessie for a girl. How is it where you live? This is just so confusing to get the name perfect! Thanks for your comments

The Top Baby Name is...

Jessie

14%

Jesse

86%

Poll created: Nov 22, 2009
Total Votes: 29
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In Indiana, it’s usually spelled Jessie for a girl and Jesse for a boy.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Here its Jessie for girls and Jesse for boys too, but I know a girl from northern Canada who spells it Jesse.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
I’ve never seen a boy Jessie. I’d assume that a Jessie is a girl.

Go with Jesse -- all of the famous males with this name are Jesse: Jesse James, Jesse Jackson, etc.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Im in FL, and the boys are usually Jesse and the girls Jessie, but I have met one old man who spelled it Jessie.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Where I’m from boys are Jesse and girls are Jessie.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
boy-Jesse
girl-Jessie
I’m in the New England area
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Jessie- girl’
Jesse- boy

Im in Boston, MA
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
girl-Jessie
boy-Jesse
I’m from Iowa...Just out of curiosity, where is it that they are like that?
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Poster, where are you from?? Europe?
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
yeah Jesse is boy, Jessie is girl.
posted by guest :: 14 years ago | report
Girl: Jessie
boy: Jesse
but my mom can’t spell and named my brother jessie 0_o from cali
posted by jose :: 9 years ago | report
My name is Jesse and my friend’s name is Jessi. We are both female.
posted by Jesse R. :: 9 years ago | report
my names jessie and im a boy pretty rare and thats why i like it. Jesse = boy Jessie = girl
posted by Jessie F :: 9 years ago | report
Jesse- Boy
Jessie- Girl
posted by Mc Kayla :: 9 years ago | report
Jesse- Boy
Jessie- Girl

Im from Washington
posted by Mc Kayla :: 9 years ago | report
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posted by mr x :: 9 years ago | report
California Jesse boy Jessie girl
posted by jesse :: 9 years ago | report
Jesse- boy
Jessie- girl
But I like Jesse as a boy name and a girl name as it is different, and different is cool. California...
posted by Fml :: 8 years ago | report
I named my son Jessie . Even though everyone said why r u spelling it like that 😱😱😱 But I wanted it to be is . It just felt right regardless & I don’t regret it . He will be 20 Tuesday 😇. I love my Jessie Lee! He is smart, independent, holds a job, has been building his credit since the day he turned 18. He purchased a nice SUV over a year ago & hasnt missed a payment! 👍👏👏👏
posted by J.Summer. Breeze :: 8 years ago | report
Jesse- Boy
Jessie- Girl
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posted by guest :: 8 years ago | report
Good information to know and right to the point. Thanks for this well written post, i’ll follow up for more updates if you keep posting them
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posted by y2kjobs :: 8 years ago | report
Male Jessie here. I consider myself slightly successful as a U.S. Marine.
posted by Jessie :: 8 years ago | report
My name is Jessica and I am a girl and the way it has always been said to me is Jessie for a girl and Jesse for a boy but other people keep telling me different and I have looked it up and everywhere I see it saying that a girl is Jessie and a boy is Jesse and I live in Ohio
posted by Jessie :: 7 years ago | report
My name is Jessica by birth certificate only (per my mother) and have always been called Jessie by my family. To me Jessie is for a girl and Jesse is for a boy. Whenever I see it written the opposite way, I notice it immediately and always feel like that it is wrong.
From Virginia
posted by Jessie :: 7 years ago | report
My dad’s name is Jessie...we’re from Oregon. Only know 1 girl with the name and she spells it Jessi
posted by Jessica :: 7 years ago | report
Im from nj , im a guy , mines spelt Jessie. Im surprised an I in my name automatically makes people think im a woman. Dont bother me any.
posted by JESSIE :: 7 years ago | report
Jess NOT Jesse is the boy/male name
Jessie is the female/girl version
posted by Amy :: 6 years ago | report
Jessie is the boy and Jesse is the girl
posted by JessieBoy :: 6 years ago | report
Interesting, I'd go with Jesse for a boy (because of Jesse James) and Jessie for a girl.

However, the only man I know with that name spells it Jessie.

To my ear, adding an ie or y sound to the end of a name tends to show a fondness for that person. So, Jessie or Jesse sound more like nicknames than given names to me. I'm in Oregon.
posted by Guest :: 6 years ago | report
My son's name is Benjessie and he loves his name. I just liked the way it looked when it was out. I think either way works in the end.
posted by Marni with no e :: 6 years ago | report
I want to name my daughter Jesse, spelled like the "boy" way. Apparently it seems a bit more common for boys to have the spelling Jessie than girls to have the spelling of Jesse. Hmm.....
posted by Liz :: 6 years ago | report
Here Jessie is for a girl and Jesse is for a boy
Alaska
posted by Jessie :: 6 years ago | report
It's easy. Jessie is short for Jessica. That's where the "i" comes from. Jesse is for a boy like in the Bible. Very simple. Thanks.
posted by Jesse :: 6 years ago | report
My name is Jesse and I'm a guy, when you spell my name leave out the "I".
posted by Jesse :: 5 years ago | report
Since the beginning of time Jesse is always how you spell a boys name. Jessie or jessi is for girls. How ever every idiot that I meet seems to be badly misinformed
posted by Jesse Nelson :: 4 years ago | report
We ar over thinking this how ever your mom wrote it is who you are and what Evers between your legs is what you are 🤘
posted by Jessie :: 4 years ago | report
While I believe it is popular because of aesthetic (which is also esthetic) , most commonly "Jessie" is for females, because of the name Jessica while the form "Jesse" is for males. However, I have met 3 males with the spelling of Jessie. I have also seen Jessi for females.
posted by Jessie :: 4 years ago | report
I think this poster is just confused and mixed up the spellings in her question. No one, and I mean no one who is a male is rocking the name Jessie. I'm named Jesse, I'm a male. I consider myself a subject matter expert. lol
posted by Klergy :: 1 year ago | report

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