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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #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 1975

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #58 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 234 boysAKMaine: #50 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 212 boysMEVermont: #53 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 193 boysVTNew Hampshire: #56 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 245 boysNHWashington: #40 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 149 boysWAIdaho: #49 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 205 boysIDMontana: #45 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 172 boysMTNorth Dakota: #42 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 140 boysNDMinnesota: #39 for boys · 197 births · 1 in 136 boysMNIllinois: #93 for boys · 149 births · 1 in 525 boysILWisconsin: #43 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 158 boysWIMichigan: #75 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 430 boysMINew York: #74 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 463 boysNYMassachusetts: #63 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 331 boysMARhode Island: #72 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 375 boysRIOregon: #39 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 151 boysORNevada: #76 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 336 boysNVWyoming: #54 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 206 boysWYSouth Dakota: #57 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 215 boysSDIowa: #58 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 276 boysIAIndiana: #83 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 478 boysINOhio: #79 for boys · 160 births · 1 in 479 boysOHPennsylvania: #71 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 410 boysPANew Jersey: #104 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 666 boysNJConnecticut: #62 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 332 boysCTCalifornia: #48 for boys · 665 births · 1 in 229 boysCAUtah: #64 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 273 boysUTColorado: #44 for boys · 98 births · 1 in 190 boysCONebraska: #58 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 262 boysNEMissouri: #74 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 401 boysMOKentucky: #82 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 419 boysKYWest Virginia: #72 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 343 boysWVVirginia: #83 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 482 boysVAMaryland: #80 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 460 boysMDDelaware: #81 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 413 boysDEArizona: #53 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 221 boysAZNew Mexico: #60 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 266 boysNMKansas: #75 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 359 boysKSArkansas: #112 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 573 boysARTennessee: #92 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 510 boysTNNorth Carolina: #103 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 545 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 639 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #75 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 333 boysDCOklahoma: #85 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 366 boysOKLouisiana: #120 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 520 boysLAMississippi: #163 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 870 boysMSAlabama: #105 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 531 boysALGeorgia: #109 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 569 boysGAHawaii: #36 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 155 boysHITexas: #59 for boys · 391 births · 1 in 274 boysTXFlorida: #70 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 369 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#36 · 1 in 155
  2. Minnesota#39 · 1 in 136
  3. Oregon#39 · 1 in 151
  4. Washington#40 · 1 in 149
  5. North Dakota#42 · 1 in 140

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#36391 in 155
Minnesota#391971 in 136
Oregon#391041 in 151
Washington#401561 in 149
North Dakota#42341 in 140
Wisconsin#431961 in 158
Colorado#44981 in 190
Montana#45291 in 172
California#486651 in 229
Idaho#49331 in 205
Maine#50311 in 212
Arizona#53791 in 221
Vermont#53141 in 193
Wyoming#54121 in 206
New Hampshire#56201 in 245
South Dakota#57221 in 215
Alaska#58121 in 234
Iowa#58711 in 276
Nebraska#58411 in 262
Texas#593911 in 274
New Mexico#60331 in 266
Connecticut#62491 in 332
Massachusetts#631001 in 331
Utah#64531 in 273
Florida#701301 in 369
Pennsylvania#711751 in 410
Rhode Island#72131 in 375
West Virginia#72381 in 343
Missouri#74821 in 401
New York#742431 in 463
District of Columbia#75231 in 333
Kansas#75411 in 359
Michigan#751441 in 430
Nevada#76101 in 336
Ohio#791601 in 479
Maryland#80451 in 460
Delaware#8181 in 413
Kentucky#82621 in 419
Indiana#83821 in 478
Virginia#83641 in 482
Oklahoma#85511 in 366
Tennessee#92591 in 510
Illinois#931491 in 525
North Carolina#103671 in 545
New Jersey#104621 in 666
Alabama#105481 in 531
Georgia#109641 in 569
Arkansas#112261 in 573
Louisiana#120581 in 520
South Carolina#129311 in 639
Mississippi#163211 in 870

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 1975

girls
#1,026
117 births · 1 in 12,460 girls
boys
#64
4,435 births · 1 in 352 boys

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #1,026Jesse117

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #64Jesse4,435
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 12,460 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 90.3% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,022Claudette118
  2. #1,022Dawna118
  3. #1,022Shea118
  4. #1,026Jesse117
  5. #1,026Aretha117
  6. #1,026Cherry117
  7. #1,026Debora117
  8. #1,035Danyel116
  9. #1,035Luisa116
  10. #1,035Starr116

Tied with 8 names at #1,026; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 352 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.0% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #61Samuel4,619
  2. #62Jamie4,573
  3. #63Raymond4,530
  4. #64Jesse4,435
  5. #65Jerry4,311
  6. #66Frank4,212
  7. #67Terry3,971
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →