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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,074 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNHWashington: #129 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 703 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedIDMontana: #122 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 668 boysMTNorth Dakota: #172 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 boysNDMinnesota: #298 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,568 boysMNIllinois: #120 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 798 boysILWisconsin: #184 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,585 boysWIMichigan: #168 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,271 boysMINew York: #176 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,740 boysNYMassachusetts: #176 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,138 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,194 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #51 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 209 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedSDIowa: #177 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,466 boysIAIndiana: #85 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 429 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 856 boysOHPennsylvania: #128 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 1,132 boysPANew Jersey: #166 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,981 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #100 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 523 boysCAUtah: #152 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 723 boysUTColorado: #112 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 578 boysCONebraska: #171 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,186 boysNEMissouri: #68 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 319 boysMOKentucky: #47 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 229 boysKYWest Virginia: #51 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 267 boysWVVirginia: #48 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 243 boysVAMaryland: #106 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 830 boysMDDelaware: #63 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 294 boysDEArizona: #81 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 314 boysAZNew Mexico: #119 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 487 boysNMKansas: #78 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 329 boysKSArkansas: #41 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 201 boysARTennessee: #40 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 210 boysTNNorth Carolina: #36 for boys · 181 births · 1 in 188 boysNCSouth Carolina: #52 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 253 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #62 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 340 boysDCOklahoma: #51 for boys · 110 births · 1 in 209 boysOKLouisiana: #68 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 289 boysLAMississippi: #42 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 219 boysMSAlabama: #44 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 227 boysALGeorgia: #40 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 225 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #33 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 190 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 249 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#33 · 1 in 190
  2. North Carolina#36 · 1 in 188
  3. Tennessee#40 · 1 in 210
  4. Georgia#40 · 1 in 225
  5. Arkansas#41 · 1 in 201

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#332911 in 190
North Carolina#361811 in 188
Georgia#401261 in 225
Tennessee#401161 in 210
Arkansas#41901 in 201
Mississippi#42871 in 219
Alabama#441171 in 227
Kentucky#471131 in 229
Virginia#48961 in 243
Florida#50531 in 249
Oklahoma#511101 in 209
West Virginia#51661 in 267
Wyoming#5181 in 209
South Carolina#52761 in 253
District of Columbia#62101 in 340
Delaware#6351 in 294
Louisiana#68671 in 289
Missouri#68931 in 319
Kansas#78481 in 329
Arizona#81121 in 314
Indiana#85601 in 429
California#100701 in 523
Maryland#106161 in 830
Colorado#112151 in 578
New Mexico#11981 in 487
Illinois#120741 in 798
Ohio#121621 in 856
Montana#12261 in 668
Pennsylvania#128781 in 1,132
Washington#129141 in 703
Utah#15271 in 723
New Jersey#166151 in 1,981
Oregon#16651 in 1,194
Michigan#168311 in 1,271
Nebraska#171101 in 1,186
North Dakota#17261 in 1,024
Maine#17661 in 1,074
Massachusetts#176161 in 2,138
New York#176551 in 1,740
Iowa#177141 in 1,466
Wisconsin#184151 in 1,585
Minnesota#29861 in 3,568
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Connecticut———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
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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 1925

girls
#1,050
52 births · 1 in 23,411 girls
boys
#85
2,373 births · 1 in 470 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #1,050Jesse52

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #85Jesse2,373
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 23,411 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 81.8% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,037Shirlie53
  2. #1,037Soledad53
  3. #1,037Zetta53
  4. #1,050Jesse52
  5. #1,050Audry52
  6. #1,050Birtha52
  7. #1,050Charleen52
  8. #1,064Alba51
  9. #1,064Aleen51
  10. #1,064Elmer51

Tied with 13 names at #1,050; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 470 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.3% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #82Lee2,537
  2. #83Martin2,417
  3. #84Bill2,381
  4. #85Jesse2,373
  5. #86Dale2,302
  6. #87Cecil2,297
  7. #88Harvey2,190
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →