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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #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 1927

  • 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: #155 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,048 boysWAIdaho: #101 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 398 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #327 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,225 boysMNIllinois: #116 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 747 boysILWisconsin: #252 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,058 boysWIMichigan: #165 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,311 boysMINew York: #185 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,001 boysNYMassachusetts: #266 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,850 boysMARhode Island: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,068 boysRIOregon: #137 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 832 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #82 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 315 boysWYSouth Dakota: #164 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 934 boysSDIowa: #172 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,235 boysIAIndiana: #83 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 425 boysINOhio: #121 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 854 boysOHPennsylvania: #113 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 978 boysPANew Jersey: #157 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,766 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 527 boysCAUtah: #116 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 487 boysUTColorado: #108 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 513 boysCONebraska: #187 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,300 boysNEMissouri: #61 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 269 boysMOKentucky: #44 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 218 boysKYWest Virginia: #69 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 389 boysWVVirginia: #50 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 251 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 602 boysMDDelaware: #60 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 286 boysDEArizona: #88 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 369 boysAZNew Mexico: #145 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 598 boysNMKansas: #99 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 411 boysKSArkansas: #58 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 240 boysARTennessee: #49 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 278 boysTNNorth Carolina: #38 for boys · 182 births · 1 in 193 boysNCSouth Carolina: #56 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 271 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #55 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 289 boysDCOklahoma: #54 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 219 boysOKLouisiana: #56 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 245 boysLAMississippi: #43 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 222 boysMSAlabama: #38 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 210 boysALGeorgia: #44 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 226 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #42 for boys · 250 births · 1 in 228 boysTXFlorida: #50 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 260 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#38 · 1 in 193
  2. Alabama#38 · 1 in 210
  3. Texas#42 · 1 in 228
  4. Mississippi#43 · 1 in 222
  5. Kentucky#44 · 1 in 218

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#381351 in 210
North Carolina#381821 in 193
Texas#422501 in 228
Mississippi#43931 in 222
Georgia#441261 in 226
Kentucky#441221 in 218
Tennessee#49901 in 278
Florida#50561 in 260
Virginia#50921 in 251
Oklahoma#541051 in 219
District of Columbia#55121 in 289
Louisiana#56831 in 245
South Carolina#56681 in 271
Arkansas#58751 in 240
Delaware#6051 in 286
Missouri#611081 in 269
West Virginia#69471 in 389
Wyoming#8251 in 315
Indiana#83611 in 425
Arizona#88111 in 369
Maryland#95211 in 602
Kansas#99371 in 411
Idaho#10191 in 398
California#103711 in 527
Colorado#108161 in 513
Pennsylvania#113901 in 978
Illinois#116791 in 747
Utah#116101 in 487
Ohio#121621 in 854
Rhode Island#12651 in 1,068
Oregon#13771 in 832
New Mexico#14571 in 598
Washington#15591 in 1,048
New Jersey#157171 in 1,766
South Dakota#16461 in 934
Michigan#165321 in 1,311
Iowa#172161 in 1,235
New York#185491 in 2,001
Nebraska#18791 in 1,300
Wisconsin#25281 in 3,058
Massachusetts#26671 in 4,850
Minnesota#32751 in 4,225
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Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
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North 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 1927

girls
#1,139
45 births · 1 in 26,498 girls
boys
#89
2,318 births · 1 in 486 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #1,139Jesse45

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #89Jesse2,318
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 26,498 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 79.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,127Maryanne46
  2. #1,127Ninfa46
  3. #1,127Santina46
  4. #1,139Jesse45
  5. #1,139Amaryllis45
  6. #1,139Arletta45
  7. #1,139Astrid45
  8. #1,161Becky44
  9. #1,161Berna44
  10. #1,161Carrol44

Tied with 21 names at #1,139; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,708Charmaine#3,564 → #856
  2. ↑ 1,519Kazuko#2,474 → #955
  3. ↑ 1,152Valencia#2,076 → #924
  4. ↑ 551Cherie#1,414 → #863
  5. ↑ 452Lita#1,148 → #696
Fallers
  1. ↓ 349Janell#748 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 330Sabina#931 → #1,261
  3. ↓ 319Clarine#942 → #1,261
  4. ↓ 298Shirlie#980 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 291Delilah#836 → #1,127

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

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 486 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #86Lee2,390
  2. #87Martin2,383
  3. #88Milton2,358
  4. #89Jesse2,318
  5. #90Don2,303
  6. #91Bobby2,286
  7. #92Cecil2,227
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,863Lindbergh#2,436 → #573
  2. ↑ 966Lindy#1,353 → #387
  3. ↑ 601Sonny#1,565 → #964
  4. ↑ 467Akira#1,404 → #937
  5. ↑ 442Maria#1,432 → #990
Fallers
  1. ↓ 684Minoru#963 → #1,647
  2. ↓ 611Reno#825 → #1,436
  3. ↓ 406Hurley#916 → #1,322
  4. ↓ 356Adelbert#842 → #1,198
  5. ↓ 330Gardner#963 → #1,293

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

See the top 100 for 1927 →