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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #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 1916

  • 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: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 830 boysWAIdaho: #68 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 216 boysIDMontana: #145 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 790 boysMTNorth Dakota: #151 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 835 boysNDMinnesota: #265 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,351 boysMNIllinois: #123 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 789 boysILWisconsin: #277 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,866 boysWIMichigan: #161 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,061 boysMINew York: #153 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,384 boysNYMassachusetts: #201 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,422 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedRIOregon: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 634 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #171 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,021 boysSDIowa: #129 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 694 boysIAIndiana: #78 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 357 boysINOhio: #110 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 700 boysOHPennsylvania: #106 for boys · 101 births · 1 in 726 boysPANew Jersey: #135 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,212 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #133 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 780 boysCAUtah: #51 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 188 boysUTColorado: #122 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 620 boysCONebraska: #166 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 945 boysNEMissouri: #55 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 239 boysMOKentucky: #37 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 171 boysKYWest Virginia: #52 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 266 boysWVVirginia: #41 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 217 boysVAMaryland: #101 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 638 boysMDDelaware: #45 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 179 boysDEArizona: #75 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 305 boysAZNew Mexico: #73 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 302 boysNMKansas: #77 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 300 boysKSArkansas: #36 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 167 boysARTennessee: #34 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 165 boysTNNorth Carolina: #34 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 171 boysNCSouth Carolina: #52 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 254 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #43 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 171 boysOKLouisiana: #52 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 239 boysLAMississippi: #32 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 165 boysMSAlabama: #27 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 149 boysALGeorgia: #36 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 187 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #30 for boys · 239 births · 1 in 160 boysTXFlorida: #37 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 175 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#27 · 1 in 149
  2. Texas#30 · 1 in 160
  3. Mississippi#32 · 1 in 165
  4. Tennessee#34 · 1 in 165
  5. North Carolina#34 · 1 in 171

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#271421 in 149
Texas#302391 in 160
Mississippi#32981 in 165
North Carolina#341471 in 171
Tennessee#341131 in 165
Arkansas#36821 in 167
Georgia#361401 in 187
Florida#37431 in 175
Kentucky#371151 in 171
Virginia#41851 in 217
Oklahoma#43911 in 171
Delaware#4581 in 179
Utah#51211 in 188
Louisiana#52621 in 239
South Carolina#52661 in 254
West Virginia#52421 in 266
Missouri#551031 in 239
Idaho#68151 in 216
New Mexico#7391 in 302
Arizona#7581 in 305
Kansas#77441 in 300
Indiana#78571 in 357
Maryland#101161 in 638
Pennsylvania#1061011 in 726
Ohio#110581 in 700
Oregon#12071 in 634
Colorado#122101 in 620
Illinois#123631 in 789
Iowa#129261 in 694
California#133231 in 780
New Jersey#135201 in 1,212
Washington#13591 in 830
Montana#14561 in 790
North Dakota#15181 in 835
New York#153581 in 1,384
Michigan#161261 in 1,061
Nebraska#166111 in 945
South Dakota#17151 in 1,021
Massachusetts#201121 in 2,422
Minnesota#26581 in 2,351
Wisconsin#27771 in 2,866
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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 1916

girls
#1,298
31 births · 1 in 33,688 girls
boys
#77
2,230 births · 1 in 399 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #1,298Jesse31

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #77Jesse2,230
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 33,688 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 74.8% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,278Theresia32
  2. #1,278Willard32
  3. #1,278Willene32
  4. #1,298Jesse31
  5. #1,298Aggie31
  6. #1,298Arlean31
  7. #1,298Arnetta31
  8. #1,332Adelene30
  9. #1,332Ammie30
  10. #1,332Arla30

Tied with 33 names at #1,298; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

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

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 399 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #74Sam2,313
  2. #75Vernon2,288
  3. #76Gerald2,260
  4. #77Jesse2,230
  5. #78Victor2,215
  6. #79Benjamin2,186
  7. #80Cecil2,181
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

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

See the top 100 for 1916 →