Jessie is the English diminutive of Jessica — from the Hebrew *Yiskah* ("to see, to behold") — the niece of Abraham in Genesis 11. **A top-50 US baby name from 1880 to 1899, peaking at #19 in 1882**. **Jessie Diggins (born 1991)** — **American cross-country skier; at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics with teammate Kikkan Randall, won gold in the team sprint freestyle — the first US Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing in any event, ever; in 2024-25 won the overall FIS Cross-Country World Cup title — the second American (after Diggins herself in 2020-21) to do so**. **One of three women to win the World Cup overall in cross-country skiing in the 21st century**. **Open advocate about her recovery from bulimia (diagnosed 2010), now serving on the Emily Program board**. **Jessie J (born Jessica Cornish, 1988)** — English singer; "Price Tag" (2011) UK #1; coach on *The Voice UK* (2012). **Jessie James Decker (born 1988)** — American country singer; Grammy-nominated; *Eric & Jessie* reality TV. **Jessie Mei Li** — *Shadow and Bone*. **Jessie Buckley** — Irish actress; Tony nomination for *Cabaret* (2024); Academy Award nomination for *The Lost Daughter* (2021).
Featured throughout 19th-century American culture and Olympic skiing.
Jessie reduces to seven — the number of Olympic gold first.