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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • 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: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,934 boysWAIdaho: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 857 boysIDMontana: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 975 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMNIllinois: #131 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 956 boysILWisconsin: #175 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,061 boysWIMichigan: #151 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,234 boysMINew York: #179 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 2,011 boysNYMassachusetts: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,937 boysMARhode Island: #136 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,600 boysRIOregon: #203 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,681 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedSDIowa: #272 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,760 boysIAIndiana: #129 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 936 boysINOhio: #146 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,195 boysOHPennsylvania: #147 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,642 boysPANew Jersey: #150 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,840 boysNJConnecticut: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,101 boysCTCalifornia: #111 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 636 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 600 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 564 boysCONebraska: #236 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,470 boysNEMissouri: #123 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 772 boysMOKentucky: #91 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 510 boysKYWest Virginia: #99 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 579 boysWVVirginia: #95 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 457 boysVAMaryland: #149 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,163 boysMDDelaware: #108 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 670 boysDEArizona: #66 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 277 boysAZNew Mexico: #89 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 341 boysNMKansas: #139 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 796 boysKSArkansas: #107 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 518 boysARTennessee: #65 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 356 boysTNNorth Carolina: #69 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 312 boysNCSouth Carolina: #79 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 340 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #127 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 875 boysDCOklahoma: #99 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 466 boysOKLouisiana: #95 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 402 boysLAMississippi: #67 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 331 boysMSAlabama: #53 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 268 boysALGeorgia: #71 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 337 boysGAHawaii: #156 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 842 boysHITexas: #43 for boys · 462 births · 1 in 225 boysTXFlorida: #96 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 435 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#43 · 1 in 225
  2. Alabama#53 · 1 in 268
  3. Tennessee#65 · 1 in 356
  4. Arizona#66 · 1 in 277
  5. Mississippi#67 · 1 in 331

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#434621 in 225
Alabama#531421 in 268
Tennessee#651101 in 356
Arizona#66361 in 277
Mississippi#67881 in 331
North Carolina#691611 in 312
Georgia#711291 in 337
South Carolina#79841 in 340
New Mexico#89291 in 341
Kentucky#91701 in 510
Louisiana#95881 in 402
Virginia#95811 in 457
Florida#96701 in 435
Oklahoma#99511 in 466
West Virginia#99421 in 579
Arkansas#107431 in 518
Delaware#10851 in 670
California#1111921 in 636
Utah#112161 in 600
Colorado#115291 in 564
Missouri#123541 in 772
District of Columbia#127151 in 875
Indiana#129481 in 936
Illinois#131971 in 956
Rhode Island#13651 in 1,600
Kansas#139251 in 796
Ohio#146761 in 1,195
Pennsylvania#147661 in 1,642
Maryland#149211 in 1,163
New Jersey#150251 in 1,840
Michigan#151631 in 1,234
Idaho#15481 in 857
Hawaii#15671 in 842
Montana#15871 in 975
Wisconsin#175191 in 2,061
New York#179751 in 2,011
Connecticut#19061 in 3,101
Oregon#203101 in 1,681
Washington#213141 in 1,934
Massachusetts#23481 in 5,937
Nebraska#23661 in 2,470
Iowa#27281 in 3,760
Alaska———
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Minnesota———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1950

girls
#1,794
28 births · 1 in 61,181 girls
boys
#114
2,607 births · 1 in 687 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #1,794Jesse28

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #114Jesse2,607
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 61,181 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 70.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,764Thalia29
  2. #1,764Vinnie29
  3. #1,764Vivienne29
  4. #1,794Jesse28
  5. #1,794Carl28
  6. #1,794Carolin28
  7. #1,794Chiquita28
  8. #1,835Arletha27
  9. #1,835Athena27
  10. #1,835Brigid27

Tied with 40 names at #1,794; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 687 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,196 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. #110Ray2,636
  2. #112Herbert2,621
  3. #113Mike2,614
  4. #114Jesse2,607
  5. #115Jay2,584
  6. #116Darrell2,493
  7. #117Edwin2,486
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →