Jersie
Diminutive of Jersey, derived from the English island name.
Name Census estimates that about 538 living Americans carry the first name Jersie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jersie today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jersie births was 2007 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jersie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jersie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
538
~ 1 in 637,090 Americans
Peak year
2007
40 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,751
Tracked since 2001
Census
Jersie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 385 people with the first name Jersie, which placed it at #24,842 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,842
National first-name rank
People counted
385
385 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jersie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jersie is White at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.2%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jersie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jersie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.0% · 285
- Black or African American11.2% · 43
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 23
- Two or more races6.0% · 23
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 5
Popularity
Jersie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jersie from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 253 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Jersie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jersie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jersie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jersies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Michigan, Illinois, Indiana recorded the most babies named Jersie, while Ohio, Indiana, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jersie
The name Jersie is believed to have its origins in the ancient Hebrew language. It is thought to be a variation or diminutive form of the name Jeremiah, which means "exalted by Yahweh" or "appointed by God." The name Jeremiah can be traced back to the biblical prophet of the same name, who lived in the 7th century BCE.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Jersie are found in religious texts and historical records from the Middle Ages. During this time, the name was likely used as a way to honor the biblical prophet Jeremiah or as a way to express one's devotion to the Christian faith.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Jersie was Jersie of Auxerre, a French nun and abbess who lived in the 7th century CE. She is renowned for her piety and her role in establishing several monasteries in the region of Auxerre.
In the 12th century, there was a Jersie of Cologne, a German nun and mystic who is said to have experienced visions and spiritual revelations. Her writings and teachings were influential in the religious movements of her time.
During the Renaissance period, Jersie was the name of a notable Italian artist and sculptor who lived in the 15th century. Jersie di Niccolò, born in Florence in 1438, was known for his intricate and highly detailed marble sculptures, many of which can still be found in churches and museums throughout Italy.
In the 17th century, Jersie van Heemskerck was a Dutch explorer and navigator who is credited with being one of the first Europeans to sight the Antarctic mainland. Born in 1567, he led several expeditions and made significant contributions to the field of cartography.
Another notable figure was Jersie Brontë, an English writer and poet who lived in the 19th century. Born in 1818, she was the younger sister of the famous Brontë sisters, Charlotte and Emily. Although not as well-known as her siblings, Jersie's poetry and prose were highly regarded by literary critics of her time.
People
Jersie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jersie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jersie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jersie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 538 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jersie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 637,090 US residents.
Is Jersie a common name?
We classify Jersie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 544 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jersie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jersie was 2007, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jersie is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jersie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 385 people with the name Jersie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,842 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jersie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jersie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jersie appears almost entirely female. Of the 385 people counted with this name, 99.5% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jersie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jersie is White at 74.0%. The next largest groups are Black (11.2%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jersie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jersie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.0% (285 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jersie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jersie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jersie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jersie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jersie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jersie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jersie as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.