Jesse

#2,458 for girls in 2025, 72 births · #184 for boys in 2025, 2,002 births
Given to boys 97.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
#26
1882 · 660 births
Debut · boys
1880
569 births
In top 100 · boys
92 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
432,428
since 1880

Jesse over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201917peak #26, 1882boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,45872#1842,002
2024#2,46273#1851,996
2023#2,46672#2021,828
2022#3,12352#1921,979
2021#2,53369#2031,908
2020#2,59765#2031,887
2019#2,81459#2001,979
2018#2,23882#1862,146
2017#2,38476#1862,106
2016#2,61767#1742,310
2015#2,64667#1782,357
2014#2,46973#1722,469
2013#2,53370#1562,571
2012#2,33680#1502,712
2011#2,29881#1402,973
2010#1,873108#1243,280
2009#1,934108#1123,688
2008#1,808120#1103,954
2007#1,815117#1074,130
2006#1,709122#1024,370
2005#1,290173#894,746
2004#1,225181#944,761
2003#1,227172#944,606
2002#1,107190#904,431
2001#1,087195#914,222
2000#805282#904,485
1999#649355#825,004
1998#791271#705,444
1997#792263#635,920
1996#725289#517,075
1995#607367#467,495
1994#621357#458,683
1993#662336#488,263
1992#693312#508,563
1991#651338#518,367
1990#648347#488,977
1989#652314#508,853
1988#624318#557,914
1987#604322#557,982
1986#564353#488,542
1985#654279#518,221
1984#621287#507,606
1983#669257#468,469
1982#590308#439,504
1981#517380#3710,443
1980#621293#458,374
1979#730227#506,679
1978#789191#516,107
1977#880163#545,823
1976#939136#555,300
1975#1,026117#644,435
1974#1,28483#674,105
1973#1,52761#753,442
1972#1,69852#883,226
1971#1,75451#1073,001
1970#1,73652#1192,768
1969#1,68551#1282,377
1968#2,29628#1352,147
1967#2,16730#1352,186
1966#1,82739#1322,316
1965#2,60522#1392,212
1964#2,19530#1512,185
1963#2,13131#1492,229
1962#2,21029#1492,273
1961#1,92136#1502,306
1960#1,95334#1502,374
1959#3,10415#1422,440
1958#2,50621#1412,490
1957#2,21825#1332,737
1956#2,19425#1262,626
1955#2,10826#1222,786
1954#2,12225#1192,760
1953#1,93128#1142,818
1952#1,61136#1122,721
1951#1,55537#1152,670
1950#1,79428#1142,607
1949#2,21220#1102,704
1948#2,12621#1082,705
1947#1,86327#1072,751
1946#2,59714#1092,468
1945#1,82521#1042,186
1944#1,80822#1032,310
1943#1,75124#1052,427
1942#1,70624#1002,396
1941#2,01817#992,184
1940#1,54925#932,205
1939#1,42427#992,010
1938#1,38229#1071,912
1937#1,78419#1021,866
1936#1,74119#1041,827
1935#1,35629#1041,865
1934#1,55623#1021,853
1933#1,51324#1001,804
1932#1,32031#991,863
1931#1,22735#971,895
1930#1,46028#942,035
1929#1,13742#932,030
1928#1,19141#912,171
1927#1,13945#892,318
1926#1,02353#872,298
1925#1,05052#852,373
1924#1,04655#862,292
1923#1,30536#832,387
1922#1,34235#812,395
1921#1,13645#772,486
1920#1,28236#792,420
1919#1,04248#772,356
1918#96056#782,433
1917#1,50725#792,200
1916#1,29831#772,230
1915#1,01243#772,111
1914#1,19926#821,457
1913#96131#791,214
1912#97827#741,106
1911#1,11316#72596
1910#1,42111#60590
1909#96118#59517
1908#1,5478#62482
1907#1,28910#63466
1906#96515#57436
1905#76123#54443
1904#1,05012#53443
1903#86216#57388
1902#90315#50437
1901#91813#49411
1900#1,23110#50536
1899#79117#47423
1898#88615#47476
1897#1,03710#38529
1896#84315#35586
1895#98611#35577
1894#95011#38567
1893#86512#36541
1892#79614#35602
1891#83911#35519
1890#87210#33576
1889#68714#31576
1888#75312#32637
1887#73310#26601
1886#9936#29614
1885#55715#31556
1884#55614#27670
1883#8176#28584
1882#9085#26660
1881#8305#27536
1880#8365#28569
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jesse was already there! It came in at #28, and was given to 569 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1897–1909, when fewer than 540 boys a year got the name.

Where Jesse is popular in 1917

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNHWashington: #121 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 637 boysWAIdaho: #114 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 430 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #201 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,321 boysNDMinnesota: #200 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,455 boysMNIllinois: #122 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 736 boysILWisconsin: #171 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,224 boysWIMichigan: #191 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,398 boysMINew York: #151 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,328 boysNYMassachusetts: #188 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,026 boysMARhode Island: #106 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 732 boysRIOregon: #134 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 758 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #57 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 202 boysWYSouth Dakota: #181 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,070 boysSDIowa: #129 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 685 boysIAIndiana: #69 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 335 boysINOhio: #120 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 823 boysOHPennsylvania: #110 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 844 boysPANew Jersey: #254 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,348 boysNJConnecticut: #157 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,582 boysCTCalifornia: #97 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 577 boysCAUtah: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 808 boysUTColorado: #117 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 560 boysCONebraska: #108 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 540 boysNEMissouri: #56 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 255 boysMOKentucky: #34 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 162 boysKYWest Virginia: #65 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 309 boysWVVirginia: #40 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 205 boysVAMaryland: #75 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 393 boysMDDelaware: #63 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 287 boysDEArizona: #131 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 539 boysAZNew Mexico: #80 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 336 boysNMKansas: #83 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 351 boysKSArkansas: #35 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 160 boysARTennessee: #30 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 144 boysTNNorth Carolina: #32 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 172 boysNCSouth Carolina: #42 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 217 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #45 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 179 boysOKLouisiana: #55 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 233 boysLAMississippi: #45 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 232 boysMSAlabama: #29 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 165 boysALGeorgia: #36 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 201 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #37 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 201 boysTXFlorida: #43 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 186 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#29 · 1 in 165
  2. Tennessee#30 · 1 in 144
  3. North Carolina#32 · 1 in 172
  4. Kentucky#34 · 1 in 162
  5. Arkansas#35 · 1 in 160

Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#291231 in 165
Tennessee#301381 in 144
North Carolina#321541 in 172
Kentucky#341231 in 162
Arkansas#35931 in 160
Georgia#361301 in 201
Texas#371971 in 201
Virginia#40961 in 205
South Carolina#42781 in 217
Florida#43421 in 186
Mississippi#45691 in 232
Oklahoma#45931 in 179
Louisiana#55651 in 233
Missouri#56961 in 255
Wyoming#5761 in 202
Delaware#6351 in 287
West Virginia#65391 in 309
Indiana#69631 in 335
Maryland#75271 in 393
New Mexico#8091 in 336
Kansas#83391 in 351
California#97331 in 577
Rhode Island#10661 in 732
Nebraska#108201 in 540
Pennsylvania#110921 in 844
Idaho#11481 in 430
Colorado#117121 in 560
Ohio#120531 in 823
Washington#121121 in 637
Illinois#122681 in 736
Iowa#129271 in 685
Arizona#13151 in 539
Oregon#13461 in 758
New York#151641 in 1,328
Connecticut#15781 in 1,582
Wisconsin#171171 in 1,224
South Dakota#18151 in 1,070
Utah#18551 in 808
Massachusetts#188151 in 2,026
Michigan#191211 in 1,398
Minnesota#200131 in 1,455
North Dakota#20151 in 1,321
New Jersey#25461 in 4,348
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jesse
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1 spot since 2024 (#185 → #184)
  • 19 spots since 2020 (#203 → #184)
  • 6 spots since 2015 (#178 → #184)
  • Biggest jump: 19 spots in 1972 (#107 → #88)
  • Biggest drop: 16 spots in 2011 (#124 → #140)
Rise & fade · boys
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #26 (660 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 92 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 92 yrs · run 1880–1933
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 169
  • Highest: 1 in 169 boys born in 1887 were named Jesse (0.59%)
  • Latest: 1 in 853 boys born in 2025 (0.12%)
  • Its best rank, #26 in 1882, was only 1 in 172 (0.58%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 19.9% of all boys named Jesse (85,908) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6,003#26 (1882)#29
1890s5,396#33 (1890)#38
1900s4,559#49 (1901)#55
1910s16,293#60 (1910)#76
1920s23,170#77 (1921)#85
1930s18,930#94 (1930)#101
1940s24,336#93 (1940)#104
1950s26,655#112 (1952)#124
1960s22,605#128 (1969)#142
1970s44,886#50 (1979)#73
1980s85,908#37 (1981)#48
1990s73,791#45 (1994)#55
2000s43,393#89 (2005)#98
2010s24,903#124 (2010)#167
2020s11,600#184 (2025)#195

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jesse in 1917

girls
#1,507
25 births · 1 in 43,251 girls
boys
#79
2,200 births · 1 in 421 boys

Top girls' names in 1917

  1. #1Mary64,280
  2. #2Helen34,251
  3. #3Dorothy28,852
  4. #4Margaret25,560
  5. #5Ruth23,568
  6. #6Mildred16,256
  7. #7Anna15,160
  8. #8Elizabeth15,131
  9. #9Frances14,363
  10. #10Virginia14,261
  11. #1,507Jesse25

Top boys' names in 1917

  1. #1John51,852
  2. #2William42,422
  3. #3James37,337
  4. #4Robert35,220
  5. #5Joseph24,761
  6. #6George24,196
  7. #7Charles24,143
  8. #8Edward17,501
  9. #9Frank15,768
  10. #10Thomas12,611
  11. #79Jesse2,200
More about 1917

girls

1,081,267 girls got a published name in 1917; 1 in 43,251 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 71.6% of the 5,310 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,470Voncile26
  2. #1,470Willena26
  3. #1,470Willette26
  4. #1,507Jesse25
  5. #1,507Aili25
  6. #1,507Allegra25
  7. #1,507Allen25
  8. #1,552Aldine24
  9. #1,552Alys24
  10. #1,552Anabel24

Tied with 44 names at #1,507; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 549Georgene#1,445 → #896
  2. ↑ 380Ottie#1,332 → #952
  3. ↑ 365Louis#1,298 → #933
  4. ↑ 334Valentine#1,298 → #964
  5. ↑ 322Harold#1,210 → #888
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Ceola#840 → #1,241
  2. ↓ 373Floretta#964 → #1,337
  3. ↓ 344Buelah#993 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 326Glennie#915 → #1,241
  5. ↓ 290Maye#915 → #1,205

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 421 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #76Benjamin2,386
  2. #77Martin2,336
  3. #78Victor2,207
  4. #79Jesse2,200
  5. #80Willard2,188
  6. #81Alvin2,142
  7. #82Leon2,102
Biggest movers since 1916
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Nicolas#1,304 → #784
  2. ↑ 469Hezekiah#1,415 → #946
  3. ↑ 433Hilliard#1,415 → #982
  4. ↑ 404Rayford#1,304 → #900
  5. ↑ 338Minoru#1,335 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,738Tatsuo#824 → #2,562
  2. ↓ 709Berlin#984 → #1,693
  3. ↓ 556Prentice#972 → #1,528
  4. ↓ 473Manning#964 → #1,437
  5. ↓ 457Lovell#939 → #1,396

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1917 →