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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1882 · 660 births
- Debut · boys
- 569 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 92 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 432,428since 1880
Jesse over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,458 | 72 | #184 | 2,002 |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | #185 | 1,996 |
| 2023 | #2,466 | 72 | #202 | 1,828 |
| 2022 | #3,123 | 52 | #192 | 1,979 |
| 2021 | #2,533 | 69 | #203 | 1,908 |
| 2020 | #2,597 | 65 | #203 | 1,887 |
| 2019 | #2,814 | 59 | #200 | 1,979 |
| 2018 | #2,238 | 82 | #186 | 2,146 |
| 2017 | #2,384 | 76 | #186 | 2,106 |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 67 | #174 | 2,310 |
| 2015 | #2,646 | 67 | #178 | 2,357 |
| 2014 | #2,469 | 73 | #172 | 2,469 |
| 2013 | #2,533 | 70 | #156 | 2,571 |
| 2012 | #2,336 | 80 | #150 | 2,712 |
| 2011 | #2,298 | 81 | #140 | 2,973 |
| 2010 | #1,873 | 108 | #124 | 3,280 |
| 2009 | #1,934 | 108 | #112 | 3,688 |
| 2008 | #1,808 | 120 | #110 | 3,954 |
| 2007 | #1,815 | 117 | #107 | 4,130 |
| 2006 | #1,709 | 122 | #102 | 4,370 |
| 2005 | #1,290 | 173 | #89 | 4,746 |
| 2004 | #1,225 | 181 | #94 | 4,761 |
| 2003 | #1,227 | 172 | #94 | 4,606 |
| 2002 | #1,107 | 190 | #90 | 4,431 |
| 2001 | #1,087 | 195 | #91 | 4,222 |
| 2000 | #805 | 282 | #90 | 4,485 |
| 1999 | #649 | 355 | #82 | 5,004 |
| 1998 | #791 | 271 | #70 | 5,444 |
| 1997 | #792 | 263 | #63 | 5,920 |
| 1996 | #725 | 289 | #51 | 7,075 |
| 1995 | #607 | 367 | #46 | 7,495 |
| 1994 | #621 | 357 | #45 | 8,683 |
| 1993 | #662 | 336 | #48 | 8,263 |
| 1992 | #693 | 312 | #50 | 8,563 |
| 1991 | #651 | 338 | #51 | 8,367 |
| 1990 | #648 | 347 | #48 | 8,977 |
| 1989 | #652 | 314 | #50 | 8,853 |
| 1988 | #624 | 318 | #55 | 7,914 |
| 1987 | #604 | 322 | #55 | 7,982 |
| 1986 | #564 | 353 | #48 | 8,542 |
| 1985 | #654 | 279 | #51 | 8,221 |
| 1984 | #621 | 287 | #50 | 7,606 |
| 1983 | #669 | 257 | #46 | 8,469 |
| 1982 | #590 | 308 | #43 | 9,504 |
| 1981 | #517 | 380 | #37 | 10,443 |
| 1980 | #621 | 293 | #45 | 8,374 |
| 1979 | #730 | 227 | #50 | 6,679 |
| 1978 | #789 | 191 | #51 | 6,107 |
| 1977 | #880 | 163 | #54 | 5,823 |
| 1976 | #939 | 136 | #55 | 5,300 |
| 1975 | #1,026 | 117 | #64 | 4,435 |
| 1974 | #1,284 | 83 | #67 | 4,105 |
| 1973 | #1,527 | 61 | #75 | 3,442 |
| 1972 | #1,698 | 52 | #88 | 3,226 |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 | #107 | 3,001 |
| 1970 | #1,736 | 52 | #119 | 2,768 |
| 1969 | #1,685 | 51 | #128 | 2,377 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #135 | 2,147 |
| 1967 | #2,167 | 30 | #135 | 2,186 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | #132 | 2,316 |
| 1965 | #2,605 | 22 | #139 | 2,212 |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | #151 | 2,185 |
| 1963 | #2,131 | 31 | #149 | 2,229 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | #149 | 2,273 |
| 1961 | #1,921 | 36 | #150 | 2,306 |
| 1960 | #1,953 | 34 | #150 | 2,374 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #142 | 2,440 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #141 | 2,490 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 | #133 | 2,737 |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 | #126 | 2,626 |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 | #122 | 2,786 |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 | #119 | 2,760 |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 | #114 | 2,818 |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 | #112 | 2,721 |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 | #115 | 2,670 |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 | #114 | 2,607 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #110 | 2,704 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #108 | 2,705 |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 | #107 | 2,751 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 | #109 | 2,468 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #104 | 2,186 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #103 | 2,310 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | #105 | 2,427 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 | #100 | 2,396 |
| 1941 | #2,018 | 17 | #99 | 2,184 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 | #93 | 2,205 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 | #99 | 2,010 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 | #107 | 1,912 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | #102 | 1,866 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 | #104 | 1,827 |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | #104 | 1,865 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | #102 | 1,853 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | #100 | 1,804 |
| 1932 | #1,320 | 31 | #99 | 1,863 |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 | #97 | 1,895 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 | #94 | 2,035 |
| 1929 | #1,137 | 42 | #93 | 2,030 |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 | #91 | 2,171 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 | #89 | 2,318 |
| 1926 | #1,023 | 53 | #87 | 2,298 |
| 1925 | #1,050 | 52 | #85 | 2,373 |
| 1924 | #1,046 | 55 | #86 | 2,292 |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 | #83 | 2,387 |
| 1922 | #1,342 | 35 | #81 | 2,395 |
| 1921 | #1,136 | 45 | #77 | 2,486 |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 | #79 | 2,420 |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 48 | #77 | 2,356 |
| 1918 | #960 | 56 | #78 | 2,433 |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 | #79 | 2,200 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 | #77 | 2,230 |
| 1915 | #1,012 | 43 | #77 | 2,111 |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 | #82 | 1,457 |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 | #79 | 1,214 |
| 1912 | #978 | 27 | #74 | 1,106 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 | #72 | 596 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #60 | 590 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 | #59 | 517 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 | #62 | 482 |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 | #63 | 466 |
| 1906 | #965 | 15 | #57 | 436 |
| 1905 | #761 | 23 | #54 | 443 |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 | #53 | 443 |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 | #57 | 388 |
| 1902 | #903 | 15 | #50 | 437 |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 | #49 | 411 |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | #50 | 536 |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 | #47 | 423 |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 | #47 | 476 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #38 | 529 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | #35 | 586 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | #35 | 577 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 | #38 | 567 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 | #36 | 541 |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 | #35 | 602 |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 | #35 | 519 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 | #33 | 576 |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | #31 | 576 |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 | #32 | 637 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 | #26 | 601 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 | #29 | 614 |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | #31 | 556 |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | #27 | 670 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #28 | 584 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | #26 | 660 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 | #27 | 536 |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #28 | 569 |
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 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alaska#35 · 1 in 117
- Montana#36 · 1 in 118
- South Dakota#37 · 1 in 107
- California#39 · 1 in 193
- Vermont#40 · 1 in 127
Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #35 | 37 | 1 in 117 |
| Montana | #36 | 39 | 1 in 118 |
| South Dakota | #37 | 44 | 1 in 107 |
| California | #39 | 1,308 | 1 in 193 |
| Nevada | #40 | 48 | 1 in 150 |
| Vermont | #40 | 26 | 1 in 127 |
| Oregon | #41 | 147 | 1 in 125 |
| North Dakota | #42 | 35 | 1 in 133 |
| Arizona | #44 | 165 | 1 in 178 |
| New Mexico | #44 | 66 | 1 in 173 |
| Washington | #44 | 209 | 1 in 156 |
| Idaho | #45 | 45 | 1 in 141 |
| Wyoming | #45 | 20 | 1 in 128 |
| Colorado | #46 | 150 | 1 in 161 |
| Nebraska | #46 | 71 | 1 in 153 |
| Arkansas | #47 | 79 | 1 in 186 |
| Minnesota | #47 | 192 | 1 in 160 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 192 | 1 in 169 |
| Hawaii | #49 | 34 | 1 in 199 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | 108 | 1 in 192 |
| Iowa | #50 | 106 | 1 in 167 |
| Kansas | #50 | 93 | 1 in 179 |
| Tennessee | #50 | 151 | 1 in 224 |
| Maine | #51 | 43 | 1 in 169 |
| Alabama | #52 | 109 | 1 in 237 |
| Kentucky | #52 | 121 | 1 in 195 |
| West Virginia | #52 | 56 | 1 in 185 |
| Florida | #53 | 334 | 1 in 253 |
| Rhode Island | #53 | 30 | 1 in 210 |
| Connecticut | #54 | 82 | 1 in 265 |
| Delaware | #54 | 21 | 1 in 210 |
| Missouri | #54 | 186 | 1 in 196 |
| New York | #54 | 474 | 1 in 274 |
| Maryland | #55 | 124 | 1 in 247 |
| North Carolina | #55 | 189 | 1 in 230 |
| Texas | #55 | 583 | 1 in 247 |
| New Jersey | #56 | 167 | 1 in 308 |
| Utah | #56 | 97 | 1 in 168 |
| Virginia | #56 | 153 | 1 in 262 |
| Georgia | #57 | 166 | 1 in 281 |
| Indiana | #57 | 164 | 1 in 237 |
| Pennsylvania | #57 | 348 | 1 in 227 |
| Michigan | #59 | 220 | 1 in 294 |
| New Hampshire | #60 | 33 | 1 in 233 |
| Massachusetts | #61 | 141 | 1 in 294 |
| Ohio | #62 | 279 | 1 in 276 |
| South Carolina | #66 | 64 | 1 in 351 |
| Illinois | #71 | 219 | 1 in 381 |
| Mississippi | #75 | 47 | 1 in 349 |
| Louisiana | #79 | 77 | 1 in 410 |
| District of Columbia | #82 | 22 | 1 in 377 |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,003 | #26 (1882) | #29 |
| 1890s | 5,396 | #33 (1890) | #38 |
| 1900s | 4,559 | #49 (1901) | #55 |
| 1910s | 16,293 | #60 (1910) | #76 |
| 1920s | 23,170 | #77 (1921) | #85 |
| 1930s | 18,930 | #94 (1930) | #101 |
| 1940s | 24,336 | #93 (1940) | #104 |
| 1950s | 26,655 | #112 (1952) | #124 |
| 1960s | 22,605 | #128 (1969) | #142 |
| 1970s | 44,886 | #50 (1979) | #73 |
| 1980s | 85,908 | #37 (1981) | #48 |
| 1990s | 73,791 | #45 (1994) | #55 |
| 2000s | 43,393 | #89 (2005) | #98 |
| 2010s | 24,903 | #124 (2010) | #167 |
| 2020s | 11,600 | #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 1988
girls
#624
318 births · 1 in 5,600 girls
boys
#55
7,914 births · 1 in 242 boys
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 5,600 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 95.5% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jesse
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 242 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.4% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Jesse
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.