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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #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 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #139 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 431 boysAKMaine: #90 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 316 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 557 boysNHWashington: #99 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 400 boysWAIdaho: #164 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 560 boysIDMontana: #77 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 260 boysMTNorth Dakota: #155 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 506 boysNDMinnesota: #248 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,108 boysMNIllinois: #155 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 713 boysILWisconsin: #177 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 750 boysWIMichigan: #153 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 698 boysMINew York: #166 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 908 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 769 boysMARhode Island: #109 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 404 boysRIOregon: #111 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 416 boysORNevada: #95 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 370 boysNVWyoming: #138 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 381 boysWYSouth Dakota: #141 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 442 boysSDIowa: #169 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 665 boysIAIndiana: #117 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 458 boysINOhio: #126 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 540 boysOHPennsylvania: #123 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 570 boysPANew Jersey: #171 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 874 boysNJConnecticut: #137 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 611 boysCTCalifornia: #79 for boys · 673 births · 1 in 347 boysCAUtah: #150 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 566 boysUTColorado: #136 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 539 boysCONebraska: #121 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 448 boysNEMissouri: #135 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 554 boysMOKentucky: #93 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 346 boysKYWest Virginia: #104 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 336 boysWVVirginia: #163 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 784 boysVAMaryland: #177 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 829 boysMDDelaware: #151 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 604 boysDEArizona: #87 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 359 boysAZNew Mexico: #95 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 358 boysNMKansas: #132 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 496 boysKSArkansas: #110 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 401 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 495 boysTNNorth Carolina: #135 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 586 boysNCSouth Carolina: #143 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 619 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #194 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 651 boysDCOklahoma: #86 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 307 boysOKLouisiana: #150 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 611 boysLAMississippi: #179 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 728 boysMSAlabama: #125 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 508 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 650 boysGAHawaii: #122 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 400 boysHITexas: #105 for boys · 416 births · 1 in 429 boysTXFlorida: #150 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 747 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#77 · 1 in 260
  2. California#79 · 1 in 347
  3. Oklahoma#86 · 1 in 307
  4. Arizona#87 · 1 in 359
  5. Maine#90 · 1 in 316

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#77151 in 260
California#796731 in 347
Oklahoma#86671 in 307
Arizona#871041 in 359
Maine#90151 in 316
Kentucky#93651 in 346
Nevada#95371 in 370
New Mexico#95281 in 358
Washington#99891 in 400
West Virginia#104241 in 336
Texas#1054161 in 429
Rhode Island#109101 in 404
Arkansas#110361 in 401
Oregon#111441 in 416
Indiana#117791 in 458
Tennessee#118711 in 495
Nebraska#121221 in 448
Hawaii#122121 in 400
Pennsylvania#1231071 in 570
Alabama#125461 in 508
Ohio#1261121 in 540
Kansas#132331 in 496
Missouri#135591 in 554
North Carolina#135881 in 586
Colorado#136511 in 539
Connecticut#137241 in 611
Wyoming#13851 in 381
Alaska#13981 in 431
South Dakota#14191 in 442
South Carolina#143341 in 619
Georgia#145861 in 650
New Hampshire#14591 in 557
Florida#1501241 in 747
Louisiana#150391 in 611
Utah#150391 in 566
Delaware#15161 in 604
Michigan#153691 in 698
Illinois#155981 in 713
North Dakota#15571 in 506
Massachusetts#160391 in 769
Virginia#163531 in 784
Idaho#164151 in 560
New York#1661171 in 908
Iowa#169231 in 665
New Jersey#171491 in 874
Maryland#177341 in 829
Wisconsin#177371 in 750
Mississippi#179191 in 728
District of Columbia#19461 in 651
Minnesota#248251 in 1,108
Vermont———

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 2010

girls
#1,873
108 births · 1 in 16,459 girls
boys
#124
3,280 births · 1 in 585 boys

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #1,873Jesse108

Top boys' names in 2010

  1. #1Jacob22,157
  2. #2Ethan18,020
  3. #3Michael17,387
  4. #4Jayden17,203
  5. #5William17,072
  6. #6Alexander16,769
  7. #7Noah16,481
  8. #8Daniel15,869
  9. #9Aiden15,547
  10. #10Anthony15,511
  11. #124Jesse3,280
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 16,459 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 90.6% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,860Mariel109
  2. #1,860Mylie109
  3. #1,860Rhyan109
  4. #1,873Jesse108
  5. #1,873Aiden108
  6. #1,873Analee108
  7. #1,873Aymar108
  8. #1,886Annalisa107
  9. #1,886Arionna107
  10. #1,886Avalynn107

Tied with 12 names at #1,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

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

boys

1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 585 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.1% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #121Damian3,366
  2. #122Grayson3,359
  3. #123Kayden3,304
  4. #124Jesse3,280
  5. #125Richard3,238
  6. #126Brady3,236
  7. #127Ashton3,234
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,631Bentlee#3,476 → #845
  2. ↑ 1,735Jencarlos#2,663 → #928
  3. ↑ 1,536Bently#2,203 → #667
  4. ↑ 940Callen#1,638 → #698
  5. ↑ 892Bode#1,665 → #773
Fallers
  1. ↓ 314Dereon#953 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 290Aaden#271 → #561
  3. ↓ 248Landin#935 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 229Rigoberto#920 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 191Dillan#793 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 2010 →