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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202003peak #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 2003

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 357 boysAKMaine: #94 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 327 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #83 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 280 boysNHWashington: #76 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 294 boysWAIdaho: #78 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 261 boysIDMontana: #64 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 191 boysMTNorth Dakota: #89 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 249 boysNDMinnesota: #98 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 423 boysMNIllinois: #132 for boys · 136 births · 1 in 583 boysILWisconsin: #94 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 365 boysWIMichigan: #120 for boys · 111 births · 1 in 511 boysMINew York: #126 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 657 boysNYMassachusetts: #125 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 662 boysMARhode Island: #205 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,051 boysRIOregon: #65 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 242 boysORNevada: #80 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 281 boysNVWyoming: #36 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 118 boysWYSouth Dakota: #54 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 162 boysSDIowa: #90 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 313 boysIAIndiana: #91 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 359 boysINOhio: #108 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 473 boysOHPennsylvania: #92 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 428 boysPANew Jersey: #121 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 620 boysNJConnecticut: #109 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 509 boysCTCalifornia: #68 for boys · 878 births · 1 in 286 boysCAUtah: #129 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 516 boysUTColorado: #92 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 336 boysCONebraska: #111 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 391 boysNEMissouri: #105 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 444 boysMOKentucky: #86 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 320 boysKYWest Virginia: #83 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 283 boysWVVirginia: #111 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 512 boysVAMaryland: #106 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 486 boysMDDelaware: #112 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 460 boysDEArizona: #90 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 340 boysAZNew Mexico: #76 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 272 boysNMKansas: #92 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 298 boysKSArkansas: #60 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 235 boysARTennessee: #64 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 281 boysTNNorth Carolina: #85 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 377 boysNCSouth Carolina: #87 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 381 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #228 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 928 boysDCOklahoma: #73 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 254 boysOKLouisiana: #114 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 485 boysLAMississippi: #118 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 483 boysMSAlabama: #101 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 415 boysALGeorgia: #102 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 461 boysGAHawaii: #82 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 302 boysHITexas: #84 for boys · 515 births · 1 in 343 boysTXFlorida: #115 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 543 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#36 · 1 in 118
  2. South Dakota#54 · 1 in 162
  3. Arkansas#60 · 1 in 235
  4. Montana#64 · 1 in 191
  5. Tennessee#64 · 1 in 281

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#36171 in 118
South Dakota#54251 in 162
Arkansas#60631 in 235
Montana#64211 in 191
Tennessee#641271 in 281
Oregon#65811 in 242
California#688781 in 286
Oklahoma#73821 in 254
New Mexico#76391 in 272
Washington#761151 in 294
Idaho#78321 in 261
Nevada#80471 in 281
Hawaii#82171 in 302
New Hampshire#83201 in 280
West Virginia#83321 in 283
Texas#845151 in 343
North Carolina#851351 in 377
Kentucky#86721 in 320
South Carolina#87541 in 381
North Dakota#89131 in 249
Arizona#901181 in 340
Iowa#90521 in 313
Indiana#911071 in 359
Colorado#92901 in 336
Kansas#92561 in 298
Pennsylvania#921501 in 428
Maine#94171 in 327
Wisconsin#94801 in 365
Minnesota#98711 in 423
Alabama#101571 in 415
Georgia#1021241 in 461
Missouri#105761 in 444
Maryland#106601 in 486
Ohio#1081421 in 473
Connecticut#109351 in 509
Nebraska#111271 in 391
Virginia#111811 in 512
Delaware#11291 in 460
Alaska#11391 in 357
Louisiana#114531 in 485
Florida#1151721 in 543
Mississippi#118311 in 483
Michigan#1201111 in 511
New Jersey#121781 in 620
Massachusetts#125531 in 662
New York#1261701 in 657
Utah#129421 in 516
Illinois#1321361 in 583
Rhode Island#20551 in 1,051
District of Columbia#22851 in 928
Vermont———

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 2003

girls
#1,227
172 births · 1 in 10,623 girls
boys
#94
4,606 births · 1 in 429 boys

Top girls' names in 2003

  1. #1Emily25,693
  2. #2Emma22,719
  3. #3Madison20,201
  4. #4Hannah17,638
  5. #5Olivia16,154
  6. #6Abigail15,932
  7. #7Alexis14,867
  8. #8Ashley14,519
  9. #9Elizabeth14,123
  10. #10Samantha13,870
  11. #1,227Jesse172

Top boys' names in 2003

  1. #1Jacob29,658
  2. #2Michael27,129
  3. #3Joshua25,106
  4. #4Matthew24,011
  5. #5Andrew22,162
  6. #6Joseph21,394
  7. #7Ethan21,362
  8. #8Daniel21,072
  9. #9Christopher20,753
  10. #10Anthony20,149
  11. #94Jesse4,606
More about 2003

girls

1,827,145 girls got a published name in 2003; 1 in 10,623 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 93.3% of the 18,439 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,224Addyson173
  2. #1,224Alexi173
  3. #1,224Harlie173
  4. #1,227Jesse172
  5. #1,227Alora172
  6. #1,227Chandler172
  7. #1,227Danica172
  8. #1,233Adrian171
  9. #1,233Brylee171
  10. #1,235Anabella170

Tied with 5 names at #1,227; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,689Laci#2,126 → #437
  2. ↑ 1,528Karyme#2,467 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,500Roselyn#2,467 → #967
  4. ↑ 1,326Kaydence#2,310 → #984
  5. ↑ 1,170Sherlyn#2,081 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Odalys#951 → #1,432
  2. ↓ 400Kari#975 → #1,375
  3. ↓ 334Litzy#501 → #835
  4. ↓ 289Alysha#960 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 252Roxana#861 → #1,113

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

boys

1,975,349 boys got a published name in 2003; 1 in 429 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,761 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #91Patrick4,789
  2. #92Antonio4,717
  3. #93Sebastian4,649
  4. #94Jesse4,606
  5. #95Miguel4,592
  6. #96Victor4,436
  7. #97Landon4,412
Biggest movers since 2002
Risers
  1. ↑ 790Maddox#1,372 → #582
  2. ↑ 762Jahir#1,571 → #809
  3. ↑ 519Yair#1,236 → #717
  4. ↑ 450Jamarion#1,094 → #644
  5. ↑ 413Aydan#1,154 → #741
Fallers
  1. ↓ 819Lisandro#898 → #1,717
  2. ↓ 621Shemar#970 → #1,591
  3. ↓ 362Jaheem#891 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 337Keandre#998 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 334Savion#568 → #902

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

See the top 100 for 2003 →