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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #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 1924

  • 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: #187 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,631 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 730 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,220 boysNDMinnesota: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,209 boysMNIllinois: #114 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 756 boysILWisconsin: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,716 boysWIMichigan: #136 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 998 boysMINew York: #165 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,603 boysNYMassachusetts: #205 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,764 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedRIOregon: #128 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 667 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: #148 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 996 boysIAIndiana: #88 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 507 boysINOhio: #120 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 871 boysOHPennsylvania: #132 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,196 boysPANew Jersey: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,685 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #113 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 620 boysCAUtah: #117 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 498 boysUTColorado: #120 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 629 boysCONebraska: #163 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,020 boysNEMissouri: #76 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 381 boysMOKentucky: #42 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 217 boysKYWest Virginia: #50 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 284 boysWVVirginia: #51 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 273 boysVAMaryland: #107 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 834 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 743 boysAZNew Mexico: #88 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 332 boysNMKansas: #112 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 543 boysKSArkansas: #48 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 221 boysARTennessee: #40 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 204 boysTNNorth Carolina: #38 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 191 boysNCSouth Carolina: #49 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 248 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #97 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 656 boysDCOklahoma: #51 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 211 boysOKLouisiana: #70 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 317 boysLAMississippi: #50 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 268 boysMSAlabama: #34 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 176 boysALGeorgia: #46 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 240 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #37 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 207 boysTXFlorida: #55 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 265 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#34 · 1 in 176
  2. Texas#37 · 1 in 207
  3. North Carolina#38 · 1 in 191
  4. Tennessee#40 · 1 in 204
  5. Kentucky#42 · 1 in 217

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#341471 in 176
Texas#372711 in 207
North Carolina#381821 in 191
Tennessee#401231 in 204
Kentucky#421241 in 217
Georgia#461161 in 240
Arkansas#48831 in 221
South Carolina#49811 in 248
Mississippi#50691 in 268
West Virginia#50651 in 284
Oklahoma#511081 in 211
Virginia#51891 in 273
Florida#55441 in 265
Louisiana#70611 in 317
Missouri#76801 in 381
Indiana#88531 in 507
New Mexico#88121 in 332
District of Columbia#9751 in 656
Maryland#107161 in 834
Kansas#112301 in 543
California#113591 in 620
Illinois#114791 in 756
Utah#117101 in 498
Colorado#120141 in 629
Ohio#120621 in 871
Oregon#12891 in 667
Pennsylvania#132761 in 1,196
Michigan#136391 in 998
Iowa#148211 in 996
New Jersey#153181 in 1,685
Idaho#15851 in 730
Nebraska#163121 in 1,020
Arizona#16551 in 743
New York#165601 in 1,603
Washington#18761 in 1,631
North Dakota#18851 in 1,220
Massachusetts#205131 in 2,764
Wisconsin#23991 in 2,716
Minnesota#240101 in 2,209
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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 1924

girls
#1,046
55 births · 1 in 22,707 girls
boys
#86
2,292 births · 1 in 494 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #1,046Jesse55

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #86Jesse2,292
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 22,707 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 82.3% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,031Rosia56
  2. #1,031Soledad56
  3. #1,031Ula56
  4. #1,046Jesse55
  5. #1,046Audie55
  6. #1,046Beatriz55
  7. #1,046Cleora55
  8. #1,058Alease54
  9. #1,058Annis54
  10. #1,058Ardelle54

Tied with 11 names at #1,046; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

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

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 494 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #83Lee2,420
  2. #84Dale2,396
  3. #85Cecil2,299
  4. #86Jesse2,292
  5. #87Wallace2,283
  6. #88Harvey2,242
  7. #89Benjamin2,221
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

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

See the top 100 for 1924 →