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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #26, 1882boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #21 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 87 boysAKMaine: #45 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 145 boysMEVermont: #45 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 146 boysVTNew Hampshire: #55 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 212 boysNHWashington: #37 for boys · 277 births · 1 in 129 boysWAIdaho: #49 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 159 boysIDMontana: #24 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 94 boysMTNorth Dakota: #43 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 135 boysNDMinnesota: #39 for boys · 243 births · 1 in 131 boysMNIllinois: #63 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 311 boysILWisconsin: #42 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 163 boysWIMichigan: #54 for boys · 291 births · 1 in 244 boysMINew York: #55 for boys · 521 births · 1 in 266 boysNYMassachusetts: #59 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 249 boysMARhode Island: #58 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 222 boysRIOregon: #32 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 119 boysORNevada: #34 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 123 boysNVWyoming: #37 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 109 boysWYSouth Dakota: #24 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 88 boysSDIowa: #43 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 160 boysIAIndiana: #57 for boys · 183 births · 1 in 221 boysINOhio: #59 for boys · 334 births · 1 in 239 boysOHPennsylvania: #53 for boys · 389 births · 1 in 212 boysPANew Jersey: #60 for boys · 177 births · 1 in 309 boysNJConnecticut: #53 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 240 boysCTCalifornia: #45 for boys · 1,468 births · 1 in 198 boysCAUtah: #53 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 167 boysUTColorado: #42 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 163 boysCONebraska: #40 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 135 boysNEMissouri: #48 for boys · 207 births · 1 in 183 boysMOKentucky: #52 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 195 boysKYWest Virginia: #59 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 234 boysWVVirginia: #62 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 283 boysVAMaryland: #63 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 296 boysMDDelaware: #62 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 259 boysDEArizona: #46 for boys · 174 births · 1 in 177 boysAZNew Mexico: #46 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 176 boysNMKansas: #42 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 147 boysKSArkansas: #40 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 165 boysARTennessee: #44 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 186 boysTNNorth Carolina: #55 for boys · 202 births · 1 in 235 boysNCSouth Carolina: #57 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 256 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #69 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 320 boysDCOklahoma: #40 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 152 boysOKLouisiana: #76 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 340 boysLAMississippi: #59 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 264 boysMSAlabama: #54 for boys · 123 births · 1 in 220 boysALGeorgia: #51 for boys · 206 births · 1 in 243 boysGAHawaii: #51 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 195 boysHITexas: #58 for boys · 599 births · 1 in 256 boysTXFlorida: #54 for boys · 367 births · 1 in 250 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#21 · 1 in 87
  2. South Dakota#24 · 1 in 88
  3. Montana#24 · 1 in 94
  4. Oregon#32 · 1 in 119
  5. Nevada#34 · 1 in 123

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#21511 in 87
Montana#24501 in 94
South Dakota#24521 in 88
Oregon#321701 in 119
Nevada#34701 in 123
Washington#372771 in 129
Wyoming#37221 in 109
Minnesota#392431 in 131
Arkansas#40941 in 165
Nebraska#40811 in 135
Oklahoma#401351 in 152
Colorado#421501 in 163
Kansas#421151 in 147
Wisconsin#422041 in 163
Iowa#431161 in 160
North Dakota#43321 in 135
Tennessee#441921 in 186
California#451,4681 in 198
Maine#45521 in 145
Vermont#45231 in 146
Arizona#461741 in 177
New Mexico#46651 in 176
Missouri#482071 in 183
Idaho#49431 in 159
Georgia#512061 in 243
Hawaii#51371 in 195
Kentucky#521271 in 195
Connecticut#53941 in 240
Pennsylvania#533891 in 212
Utah#531001 in 167
Alabama#541231 in 220
Florida#543671 in 250
Michigan#542911 in 244
New Hampshire#55371 in 212
New York#555211 in 266
North Carolina#552021 in 235
Indiana#571831 in 221
South Carolina#57951 in 256
Rhode Island#58301 in 222
Texas#585991 in 256
Massachusetts#591771 in 249
Mississippi#59651 in 264
Ohio#593341 in 239
West Virginia#59451 in 234
New Jersey#601771 in 309
Delaware#62191 in 259
Virginia#621531 in 283
Illinois#632871 in 311
Maryland#631121 in 296
District of Columbia#69291 in 320
Louisiana#76921 in 340

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 1990

girls
#648
347 births · 1 in 5,471 girls
boys
#48
8,977 births · 1 in 229 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #648Jesse347

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #48Jesse8,977
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 5,471 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 95.7% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #645Alysia348
  2. #645Corina348
  3. #645Elisha348
  4. #648Jesse347
  5. #649Laurie345
  6. #650Christen343
  7. #650Kacey343
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 229 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.5% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #45Samuel10,894
  2. #46Jason10,694
  3. #47Mark10,689
  4. #48Jesse8,977
  5. #49Paul8,579
  6. #50Dustin8,457
  7. #51Gregory8,378
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →