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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #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 1920

  • 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: #141 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 888 boysWAIdaho: #121 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 502 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #210 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,323 boysNDMinnesota: #316 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,511 boysMNIllinois: #117 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 752 boysILWisconsin: #226 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,059 boysWIMichigan: #181 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,406 boysMINew York: #168 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,644 boysNYMassachusetts: #211 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,772 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedRIOregon: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 803 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #52 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 201 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedSDIowa: #120 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 697 boysIAIndiana: #86 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 451 boysINOhio: #109 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 770 boysOHPennsylvania: #119 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 998 boysPANew Jersey: #148 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,530 boysNJConnecticut: #202 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,491 boysCTCalifornia: #106 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 634 boysCAUtah: #72 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 275 boysUTColorado: #116 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 584 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 852 boysNEMissouri: #67 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 310 boysMOKentucky: #36 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 173 boysKYWest Virginia: #61 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 324 boysWVVirginia: #46 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 247 boysVAMaryland: #91 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 562 boysMDDelaware: #48 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 220 boysDEArizona: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 522 boysAZNew Mexico: #67 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 245 boysNMKansas: #88 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 352 boysKSArkansas: #39 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 188 boysARTennessee: #38 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 196 boysTNNorth Carolina: #34 for boys · 179 births · 1 in 183 boysNCSouth Carolina: #53 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 269 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #56 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 271 boysDCOklahoma: #47 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 178 boysOKLouisiana: #56 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 249 boysLAMississippi: #39 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 207 boysMSAlabama: #33 for boys · 132 births · 1 in 194 boysALGeorgia: #40 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 227 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #31 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 185 boysTXFlorida: #46 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 230 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#31 · 1 in 185
  2. Alabama#33 · 1 in 194
  3. North Carolina#34 · 1 in 183
  4. Kentucky#36 · 1 in 173
  5. Tennessee#38 · 1 in 196

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#312751 in 185
Alabama#331321 in 194
North Carolina#341791 in 183
Kentucky#361441 in 173
Tennessee#381201 in 196
Arkansas#39931 in 188
Mississippi#39931 in 207
Georgia#401411 in 227
Florida#46421 in 230
Virginia#46971 in 247
Oklahoma#471221 in 178
Delaware#4881 in 220
Wyoming#5281 in 201
South Carolina#53791 in 269
District of Columbia#56111 in 271
Louisiana#56751 in 249
West Virginia#61471 in 324
Missouri#67901 in 310
New Mexico#67151 in 245
Utah#72171 in 275
Indiana#86531 in 451
Kansas#88451 in 352
Maryland#91231 in 562
California#106411 in 634
Ohio#109641 in 770
Colorado#116141 in 584
Illinois#117711 in 752
Pennsylvania#119851 in 998
Iowa#120301 in 697
Idaho#12181 in 502
Arizona#12971 in 522
Oregon#13771 in 803
Washington#141111 in 888
New Jersey#148191 in 1,530
Nebraska#153141 in 852
New York#168551 in 1,644
Michigan#181241 in 1,406
Connecticut#20251 in 2,491
North Dakota#21051 in 1,323
Massachusetts#211121 in 2,772
Wisconsin#226111 in 2,059
Minnesota#31661 in 3,511
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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 1920

girls
#1,282
36 births · 1 in 33,286 girls
boys
#79
2,420 births · 1 in 440 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #1,282Jesse36

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #79Jesse2,420
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 33,286 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 77.8% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,255Virgia37
  2. #1,255Zada37
  3. #1,255Zettie37
  4. #1,282Jesse36
  5. #1,282Aleene36
  6. #1,282Alexandra36
  7. #1,282Almira36
  8. #1,312Aimee35
  9. #1,312Arletta35
  10. #1,312Candelaria35

Tied with 29 names at #1,282; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

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

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 440 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.4% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #76Alvin2,523
  2. #77Cecil2,459
  3. #78Martin2,439
  4. #79Jesse2,420
  5. #80Glenn2,375
  6. #81Victor2,349
  7. #82Lee2,321
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

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

See the top 100 for 1920 →