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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • 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: #205 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,752 boysWAIdaho: #171 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 969 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,349 boysMNIllinois: #133 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,041 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedWIMichigan: #158 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,524 boysMINew York: #178 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 2,183 boysNYMassachusetts: #208 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,963 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedRIOregon: #144 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 929 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #87 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 345 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedSDIowa: #247 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,860 boysIAIndiana: #133 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 926 boysINOhio: #143 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,198 boysOHPennsylvania: #130 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,313 boysPANew Jersey: #150 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,702 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 575 boysCAUtah: #148 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 774 boysUTColorado: #101 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 484 boysCONebraska: #208 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,787 boysNEMissouri: #88 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 456 boysMOKentucky: #67 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 326 boysKYWest Virginia: #85 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 453 boysWVVirginia: #59 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 284 boysVAMaryland: #103 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 611 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDEArizona: #92 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 377 boysAZNew Mexico: #107 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 379 boysNMKansas: #171 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,092 boysKSArkansas: #63 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 295 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 355 boysTNNorth Carolina: #49 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 243 boysNCSouth Carolina: #68 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 313 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #96 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 573 boysDCOklahoma: #95 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 430 boysOKLouisiana: #53 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 242 boysLAMississippi: #45 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 210 boysMSAlabama: #50 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 264 boysALGeorgia: #55 for boys · 133 births · 1 in 265 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #35 for boys · 398 births · 1 in 177 boysTXFlorida: #73 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 338 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#35 · 1 in 177
  2. Mississippi#45 · 1 in 210
  3. North Carolina#49 · 1 in 243
  4. Alabama#50 · 1 in 264
  5. Louisiana#53 · 1 in 242

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#353981 in 177
Mississippi#451131 in 210
North Carolina#491711 in 243
Alabama#501241 in 264
Louisiana#531081 in 242
Georgia#551331 in 265
Virginia#591041 in 284
Arkansas#63711 in 295
Tennessee#65901 in 355
Kentucky#67921 in 326
South Carolina#68761 in 313
Florida#73551 in 338
West Virginia#85461 in 453
Wyoming#8761 in 345
Missouri#88741 in 456
Arizona#92161 in 377
Oklahoma#95501 in 430
District of Columbia#96161 in 573
Colorado#101221 in 484
California#1031271 in 575
Maryland#103301 in 611
New Mexico#107161 in 379
Pennsylvania#130711 in 1,313
Illinois#133711 in 1,041
Indiana#133371 in 926
Ohio#143571 in 1,198
Oregon#144111 in 929
Utah#14891 in 774
New Jersey#150221 in 1,702
Michigan#158381 in 1,524
Idaho#17151 in 969
Kansas#171141 in 1,092
New York#178541 in 2,183
Washington#205101 in 1,752
Massachusetts#208101 in 3,963
Nebraska#20861 in 1,787
Iowa#24781 in 2,860
Minnesota#31451 in 5,349
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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 1942

girls
#1,706
24 births · 1 in 56,280 girls
boys
#100
2,396 births · 1 in 576 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #1,706Jesse24

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #100Jesse2,396
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 56,280 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 68.3% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,668Verma25
  2. #1,668Vilma25
  3. #1,668Willetta25
  4. #1,706Jesse24
  5. #1,706Ardelle24
  6. #1,706Arleta24
  7. #1,706Beckie24
  8. #1,760Allean23
  9. #1,760Anthony23
  10. #1,760Ardyce23

Tied with 53 names at #1,706; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 576 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #97Warren2,423
  2. #98Curtis2,420
  3. #99Victor2,397
  4. #100Jesse2,396
  5. #101Vincent2,381
  6. #102Steve2,376
  7. #103Franklin2,365
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,993Macarthur#3,505 → #512
  2. ↑ 1,546Mcarthur#1,903 → #357
  3. ↑ 655Collin#1,588 → #933
  4. ↑ 514Delmas#1,254 → #740
  5. ↑ 390Colin#713 → #323
Fallers
  1. ↓ 525Otho#971 → #1,496
  2. ↓ 440Florian#918 → #1,358
  3. ↓ 421Martha#960 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 407Watson#951 → #1,358
  5. ↓ 371Gaylen#987 → #1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →