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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #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 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #102 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 319 boysAKMaine: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 638 boysMEVermont: #126 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 388 boysVTNew Hampshire: #127 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 480 boysNHWashington: #104 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 414 boysWAIdaho: #95 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 306 boysIDMontana: #93 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 301 boysMTNorth Dakota: #126 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 388 boysNDMinnesota: #129 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 574 boysMNIllinois: #142 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 618 boysILWisconsin: #141 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 599 boysWIMichigan: #124 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 591 boysMINew York: #144 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 709 boysNYMassachusetts: #152 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 745 boysMARhode Island: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 563 boysRIOregon: #104 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 403 boysORNevada: #90 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 328 boysNVWyoming: #49 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 152 boysWYSouth Dakota: #70 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 219 boysSDIowa: #132 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 485 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 497 boysINOhio: #125 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 560 boysOHPennsylvania: #113 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 488 boysPANew Jersey: #148 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 760 boysNJConnecticut: #158 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 769 boysCTCalifornia: #77 for boys · 765 births · 1 in 332 boysCAUtah: #109 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 389 boysUTColorado: #95 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 349 boysCONebraska: #126 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 431 boysNEMissouri: #111 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 443 boysMOKentucky: #95 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 353 boysKYWest Virginia: #91 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 280 boysWVVirginia: #130 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 581 boysVAMaryland: #154 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 712 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jesse, so not publishedDEArizona: #97 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 374 boysAZNew Mexico: #69 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 260 boysNMKansas: #109 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 413 boysKSArkansas: #94 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 338 boysARTennessee: #105 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 424 boysTNNorth Carolina: #111 for boys · 116 births · 1 in 480 boysNCSouth Carolina: #114 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 469 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 847 boysDCOklahoma: #75 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 282 boysOKLouisiana: #156 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 662 boysLAMississippi: #125 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 524 boysMSAlabama: #97 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 392 boysALGeorgia: #122 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 541 boysGAHawaii: #116 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 385 boysHITexas: #101 for boys · 474 births · 1 in 399 boysTXFlorida: #136 for boys · 154 births · 1 in 653 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#49 · 1 in 152
  2. New Mexico#69 · 1 in 260
  3. South Dakota#70 · 1 in 219
  4. Oklahoma#75 · 1 in 282
  5. California#77 · 1 in 332

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#49141 in 152
New Mexico#69431 in 260
South Dakota#70191 in 219
Oklahoma#75761 in 282
California#777651 in 332
Nevada#90461 in 328
West Virginia#91311 in 280
Montana#93141 in 301
Arkansas#94451 in 338
Colorado#95851 in 349
Idaho#95301 in 306
Kentucky#95671 in 353
Alabama#97641 in 392
Arizona#971161 in 374
Texas#1014741 in 399
Alaska#102111 in 319
Oregon#104501 in 403
Washington#104901 in 414
Tennessee#105891 in 424
Kansas#109411 in 413
Utah#109611 in 389
Missouri#111781 in 443
North Carolina#1111161 in 480
Pennsylvania#1131311 in 488
South Carolina#114491 in 469
Hawaii#116131 in 385
Indiana#120771 in 497
Georgia#1221131 in 541
Michigan#124871 in 591
Mississippi#125301 in 524
Ohio#1251151 in 560
Nebraska#126241 in 431
North Dakota#12691 in 388
Vermont#12651 in 388
New Hampshire#127111 in 480
Minnesota#129521 in 574
Virginia#130741 in 581
Iowa#132341 in 485
Florida#1361541 in 653
Wisconsin#141491 in 599
Illinois#1421211 in 618
New York#1441541 in 709
Rhode Island#14781 in 563
New Jersey#148601 in 760
Massachusetts#152431 in 745
Maryland#154421 in 712
Louisiana#156381 in 662
Connecticut#158211 in 769
Maine#16081 in 638
District of Columbia#22251 in 847
Delaware———

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 2008

girls
#1,808
120 births · 1 in 15,758 girls
boys
#110
3,954 births · 1 in 516 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #1,808Jesse120

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #110Jesse3,954
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 15,758 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 91.2% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #1,800Olyvia121
  2. #1,800Shawna121
  3. #1,800Vicky121
  4. #1,808Jesse120
  5. #1,808Annemarie120
  6. #1,808Egypt120
  7. #1,808Gwenyth120
  8. #1,816Addysen119
  9. #1,816Chyanne119
  10. #1,816Lili119

Tied with 7 names at #1,808; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 516 of them was named Jesse, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jesse
  1. #107Timothy4,095
  2. #108Richard4,060
  3. #109Devin4,008
  4. #110Jesse3,954
  5. #111Jake3,795
  6. #112Victor3,781
  7. #113Joel3,744
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →