Jesse

Given to 444,920 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#2458

recorded as girls

4 since 2024

#184

recorded as boys

1 since 2024

Babies in 2025

2,074

girls 72 · boys 2,002

Peak year

1887

601 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

444,920

since 1880

Born a Jesse? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Jesse was most popular in 1887, when 601 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,002 babies were named Jesse, ranking #184 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	72	2458	2,002	184
2024	73	2462	1,996	185
2023	72	2466	1,828	202
2022	52	3123	1,979	192
2021	69	2533	1,908	203
2020	65	2597	1,887	203
2019	59	2814	1,979	200
2018	82	2238	2,146	186
2017	76	2384	2,106	186
2016	67	2617	2,310	174
2015	67	2646	2,357	178
2014	73	2469	2,469	172
2013	70	2533	2,571	156
2012	80	2336	2,712	150
2011	81	2298	2,973	140
2010	108	1873	3,280	124
2009	108	1934	3,688	112
2008	120	1808	3,954	110
2007	117	1815	4,130	107
2006	122	1709	4,370	102
2005	173	1290	4,746	89
2004	181	1225	4,761	94
2003	172	1227	4,606	94
2002	190	1107	4,431	90
2001	195	1087	4,222	91
2000	282	805	4,485	90
1999	355	649	5,004	82
1998	271	791	5,444	70
1997	263	792	5,920	63
1996	289	725	7,075	51
1995	367	607	7,495	46
1994	357	621	8,683	45
1993	336	662	8,263	48
1992	312	693	8,563	50
1991	338	651	8,367	51
1990	347	648	8,977	48
1989	314	652	8,853	50
1988	318	624	7,914	55
1987	322	604	7,982	55
1986	353	564	8,542	48
1985	279	654	8,221	51
1984	287	621	7,606	50
1983	257	669	8,469	46
1982	308	590	9,504	43
1981	380	517	10,443	37
1980	293	621	8,374	45
1979	227	730	6,679	50
1978	191	789	6,107	51
1977	163	880	5,823	54
1976	136	939	5,300	55
1975	117	1026	4,435	64
1974	83	1284	4,105	67
1973	61	1527	3,442	75
1972	52	1698	3,226	88
1971	51	1754	3,001	107
1970	52	1736	2,768	119
1969	51	1685	2,377	128
1968	28	2296	2,147	135
1967	30	2167	2,186	135
1966	39	1827	2,316	132
1965	22	2605	2,212	139
1964	30	2195	2,185	151
1963	31	2131	2,229	149
1962	29	2210	2,273	149
1961	36	1921	2,306	150
1960	34	1953	2,374	150
1959	15	3104	2,440	142
1958	21	2506	2,490	141
1957	25	2218	2,737	133
1956	25	2194	2,626	126
1955	26	2108	2,786	122
1954	25	2122	2,760	119
1953	28	1931	2,818	114
1952	36	1611	2,721	112
1951	37	1555	2,670	115
1950	28	1794	2,607	114
1949	20	2212	2,704	110
1948	21	2126	2,705	108
1947	27	1863	2,751	107
1946	14	2597	2,468	109
1945	21	1825	2,186	104
1944	22	1808	2,310	103
1943	24	1751	2,427	105
1942	24	1706	2,396	100
1941	17	2018	2,184	99
1940	25	1549	2,205	93
1939	27	1424	2,010	99
1938	29	1382	1,912	107
1937	19	1784	1,866	102
1936	19	1741	1,827	104
1935	29	1356	1,865	104
1934	23	1556	1,853	102
1933	24	1513	1,804	100
1932	31	1320	1,863	99
1931	35	1227	1,895	97
1930	28	1460	2,035	94
1929	42	1137	2,030	93
1928	41	1191	2,171	91
1927	45	1139	2,318	89
1926	53	1023	2,298	87
1925	52	1050	2,373	85
1924	55	1046	2,292	86
1923	36	1305	2,387	83
1922	35	1342	2,395	81
1921	45	1136	2,486	77
1920	36	1282	2,420	79
1919	48	1042	2,356	77
1918	56	960	2,433	78
1917	25	1507	2,200	79
1916	31	1298	2,230	77
1915	43	1012	2,111	77
1914	26	1199	1,457	82
1913	31	961	1,214	79
1912	27	978	1,106	74
1911	16	1113	596	72
1910	11	1421	590	60
1909	18	961	517	59
1908	8	1547	482	62
1907	10	1289	466	63
1906	15	965	436	57
1905	23	761	443	54
1904	12	1050	443	53
1903	16	862	388	57
1902	15	903	437	50
1901	13	918	411	49
1900	10	1231	536	50
1899	17	791	423	47
1898	15	886	476	47
1897	10	1037	529	38
1896	15	843	586	35
1895	11	986	577	35
1894	11	950	567	38
1893	12	865	541	36
1892	14	796	602	35
1891	11	839	519	35
1890	10	872	576	33
1889	14	687	576	31
1888	12	753	637	32
1887	10	733	601	26
1886	6	993	614	29
1885	15	557	556	31
1884	14	556	670	27
1883	6	817	584	28
1882	5	908	660	26
1881	5	830	536	27
1880	5	836	569	28