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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #26, 1882boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1938

  • 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: #169 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,177 boysWAIdaho: #130 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 570 boysIDMontana: #138 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 728 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #246 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,808 boysMNIllinois: #138 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,001 boysILWisconsin: #253 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,542 boysWIMichigan: #171 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,582 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,323 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedMARhode Island: #94 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 893 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNVWyoming: #68 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 259 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedSDIowa: #234 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,506 boysIAIndiana: #129 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 844 boysINOhio: #151 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,286 boysOHPennsylvania: #149 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,555 boysPANew Jersey: #135 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,499 boysNJConnecticut: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,088 boysCTCalifornia: #93 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 449 boysCAUtah: #137 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 659 boysUTColorado: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 934 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedNEMissouri: #87 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 456 boysMOKentucky: #72 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 363 boysKYWest Virginia: #98 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 533 boysWVVirginia: #77 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 358 boysVAMaryland: #97 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 593 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDEArizona: #74 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 257 boysAZNew Mexico: #134 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 516 boysNMKansas: #116 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 530 boysKSArkansas: #59 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 276 boysARTennessee: #63 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 331 boysTNNorth Carolina: #48 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 238 boysNCSouth Carolina: #55 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 262 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #87 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 480 boysDCOklahoma: #82 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 376 boysOKLouisiana: #68 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 281 boysLAMississippi: #52 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 252 boysMSAlabama: #51 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 262 boysALGeorgia: #65 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 315 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedHITexas: #38 for boys · 293 births · 1 in 202 boysTXFlorida: #79 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 374 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#38 · 1 in 202
  2. North Carolina#48 · 1 in 238
  3. Alabama#51 · 1 in 262
  4. Mississippi#52 · 1 in 252
  5. South Carolina#55 · 1 in 262

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#382931 in 202
North Carolina#481501 in 238
Alabama#511051 in 262
Mississippi#52851 in 252
South Carolina#55741 in 262
Arkansas#59661 in 276
Tennessee#63811 in 331
Georgia#65941 in 315
Louisiana#68761 in 281
Wyoming#6871 in 259
Kentucky#72771 in 363
Arizona#74191 in 257
Virginia#77651 in 358
Florida#79371 in 374
Oklahoma#82561 in 376
District of Columbia#87111 in 480
Missouri#87611 in 456
California#931051 in 449
Rhode Island#9451 in 893
Maryland#97211 in 593
West Virginia#98361 in 533
Kansas#116251 in 530
Indiana#129321 in 844
Idaho#13081 in 570
New Mexico#134111 in 516
New Jersey#135171 in 1,499
Utah#13781 in 659
Illinois#138571 in 1,001
Montana#13861 in 728
Pennsylvania#149491 in 1,555
Ohio#151411 in 1,286
Colorado#152101 in 934
Connecticut#16951 in 2,088
Washington#169101 in 1,177
Michigan#171281 in 1,582
New York#196381 in 2,323
Iowa#23481 in 2,506
Minnesota#24681 in 2,808
Wisconsin#25371 in 3,542
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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 1938

girls
#1,382
29 births · 1 in 38,050 girls
boys
#107
1,912 births · 1 in 580 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #1,382Jesse29

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #107Jesse1,912
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 38,050 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 72.3% of the 4,995 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. #1,343Voncile30
  2. #1,343Wanita30
  3. #1,343Wayne30
  4. #1,382Jesse29
  5. #1,382Adrian29
  6. #1,382Annabel29
  7. #1,382Astrid29
  8. #1,413Burma28
  9. #1,413Clarine28
  10. #1,413Corrie28

Tied with 30 names at #1,382; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 580 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #104Leo1,952
  2. #105Jackie1,943
  3. #106Tom1,931
  4. #107Jesse1,912
  5. #108Herman1,900
  6. #109Lewis1,882
  7. #110Vincent1,834
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →