Jesse
Boy and girl name · Hebrew origin
Jesse at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Origin (boy)
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #187 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #2,456 in 2024
Jesse popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #28 | 569 |
| 1882 | #26 | 660 |
| 1890 | #33 | 576 |
| 1900 | #50 | 536 |
| 1910 | #60 | 590 |
| 1920 | #79 | 2,420 |
| 1930 | #94 | 2,035 |
| 1940 | #93 | 2,205 |
| 1950 | #114 | 2,607 |
| 1960 | #150 | 2,375 |
| 1970 | #119 | 2,768 |
| 1980 | #45 | 8,376 |
| 1990 | #48 | 8,977 |
| 2000 | #90 | 4,485 |
| 2010 | #124 | 3,278 |
| 2020 | #203 | 1,885 |
| 2024 | #187 | 1,980 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #28 | 569 |
| 1881 | #27 | 536 |
| 1882 | #26 | 660 |
| 1883 | #28 | 584 |
| 1884 | #27 | 670 |
| 1885 | #31 | 556 |
| 1886 | #29 | 614 |
| 1887 | #26 | 601 |
| 1888 | #32 | 637 |
| 1889 | #31 | 576 |
| 1890 | #33 | 576 |
| 1891 | #35 | 519 |
| 1892 | #35 | 602 |
| 1893 | #36 | 541 |
| 1894 | #38 | 567 |
| 1895 | #35 | 577 |
| 1896 | #35 | 586 |
| 1897 | #38 | 529 |
| 1898 | #47 | 476 |
| 1899 | #47 | 423 |
| 1900 | #50 | 536 |
| 1901 | #49 | 411 |
| 1902 | #50 | 437 |
| 1903 | #57 | 388 |
| 1904 | #53 | 443 |
| 1905 | #54 | 443 |
| 1906 | #57 | 436 |
| 1907 | #63 | 466 |
| 1908 | #62 | 482 |
| 1909 | #59 | 517 |
| 1910 | #60 | 590 |
| 1911 | #72 | 596 |
| 1912 | #74 | 1,106 |
| 1913 | #79 | 1,214 |
| 1914 | #82 | 1,457 |
| 1915 | #77 | 2,111 |
| 1916 | #77 | 2,230 |
| 1917 | #79 | 2,200 |
| 1918 | #78 | 2,433 |
| 1919 | #77 | 2,356 |
| 1920 | #79 | 2,420 |
| 1921 | #77 | 2,486 |
| 1922 | #81 | 2,395 |
| 1923 | #83 | 2,387 |
| 1924 | #86 | 2,292 |
| 1925 | #85 | 2,373 |
| 1926 | #87 | 2,298 |
| 1927 | #89 | 2,318 |
| 1928 | #91 | 2,171 |
| 1929 | #93 | 2,030 |
| 1930 | #94 | 2,035 |
| 1931 | #97 | 1,895 |
| 1932 | #99 | 1,863 |
| 1933 | #100 | 1,804 |
| 1934 | #102 | 1,853 |
| 1935 | #104 | 1,866 |
| 1936 | #104 | 1,827 |
| 1937 | #102 | 1,864 |
| 1938 | #107 | 1,912 |
| 1939 | #99 | 2,010 |
| 1940 | #93 | 2,205 |
| 1941 | #99 | 2,184 |
| 1942 | #99 | 2,397 |
| 1943 | #105 | 2,425 |
| 1944 | #103 | 2,311 |
| 1945 | #104 | 2,187 |
| 1946 | #109 | 2,467 |
| 1947 | #107 | 2,751 |
| 1948 | #108 | 2,705 |
| 1949 | #110 | 2,704 |
| 1950 | #114 | 2,607 |
| 1951 | #115 | 2,670 |
| 1952 | #112 | 2,721 |
| 1953 | #114 | 2,818 |
| 1954 | #119 | 2,760 |
| 1955 | #122 | 2,786 |
| 1956 | #126 | 2,626 |
| 1957 | #133 | 2,737 |
| 1958 | #142 | 2,489 |
| 1959 | #142 | 2,440 |
| 1960 | #150 | 2,375 |
| 1961 | #150 | 2,305 |
| 1962 | #149 | 2,273 |
| 1963 | #149 | 2,229 |
| 1964 | #151 | 2,185 |
| 1965 | #139 | 2,212 |
| 1966 | #132 | 2,316 |
| 1967 | #135 | 2,186 |
| 1968 | #135 | 2,146 |
| 1969 | #128 | 2,378 |
| 1970 | #119 | 2,768 |
| 1971 | #107 | 3,003 |
| 1972 | #88 | 3,226 |
| 1973 | #75 | 3,442 |
| 1974 | #67 | 4,106 |
| 1975 | #64 | 4,436 |
| 1976 | #55 | 5,301 |
| 1977 | #54 | 5,823 |
| 1978 | #51 | 6,107 |
| 1979 | #50 | 6,680 |
| 1980 | #45 | 8,376 |
| 1981 | #37 | 10,444 |
| 1982 | #43 | 9,504 |
| 1983 | #46 | 8,469 |
| 1984 | #50 | 7,609 |
| 1985 | #51 | 8,222 |
| 1986 | #48 | 8,542 |
| 1987 | #55 | 7,982 |
| 1988 | #55 | 7,912 |
| 1989 | #50 | 8,855 |
| 1990 | #48 | 8,977 |
| 1991 | #51 | 8,368 |
| 1992 | #50 | 8,562 |
| 1993 | #48 | 8,263 |
| 1994 | #45 | 8,682 |
| 1995 | #46 | 7,495 |
| 1996 | #51 | 7,075 |
| 1997 | #63 | 5,920 |
| 1998 | #70 | 5,444 |
| 1999 | #82 | 5,004 |
| 2000 | #90 | 4,485 |
| 2001 | #90 | 4,222 |
| 2002 | #90 | 4,431 |
| 2003 | #94 | 4,606 |
| 2004 | #94 | 4,760 |
| 2005 | #89 | 4,746 |
| 2006 | #102 | 4,370 |
| 2007 | #107 | 4,130 |
| 2008 | #110 | 3,954 |
| 2009 | #112 | 3,685 |
| 2010 | #124 | 3,278 |
| 2011 | #140 | 2,973 |
| 2012 | #150 | 2,711 |
| 2013 | #156 | 2,569 |
| 2014 | #172 | 2,469 |
| 2015 | #178 | 2,357 |
| 2016 | #174 | 2,309 |
| 2017 | #186 | 2,105 |
| 2018 | #186 | 2,144 |
| 2019 | #199 | 1,978 |
| 2020 | #203 | 1,885 |
| 2021 | #203 | 1,905 |
| 2022 | #192 | 1,975 |
| 2023 | #202 | 1,823 |
| 2024 | #187 | 1,980 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #836 | 5 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,952 | 34 |
| 1970 | #1,736 | 52 |
| 1980 | #621 | 293 |
| 1981 | #517 | 380 |
| 1990 | #648 | 347 |
| 2000 | #805 | 282 |
| 2010 | #1,873 | 108 |
| 2020 | #2,627 | 64 |
| 2024 | #2,456 | 73 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #836 | 5 |
| 1881 | #830 | 5 |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 |
| 1886 | #993 | 6 |
| 1887 | #733 | 10 |
| 1888 | #753 | 12 |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 |
| 1890 | #872 | 10 |
| 1891 | #839 | 11 |
| 1892 | #796 | 14 |
| 1893 | #865 | 12 |
| 1894 | #950 | 11 |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 |
| 1898 | #886 | 15 |
| 1899 | #791 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 |
| 1902 | #903 | 15 |
| 1903 | #862 | 16 |
| 1904 | #1,050 | 12 |
| 1905 | #761 | 23 |
| 1906 | #965 | 15 |
| 1907 | #1,289 | 10 |
| 1908 | #1,547 | 8 |
| 1909 | #961 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 |
| 1911 | #1,113 | 16 |
| 1912 | #978 | 27 |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 |
| 1915 | #1,012 | 43 |
| 1916 | #1,298 | 31 |
| 1917 | #1,507 | 25 |
| 1918 | #960 | 56 |
| 1919 | #1,042 | 48 |
| 1920 | #1,282 | 36 |
| 1921 | #1,136 | 45 |
| 1922 | #1,342 | 35 |
| 1923 | #1,305 | 36 |
| 1924 | #1,046 | 55 |
| 1925 | #1,050 | 52 |
| 1926 | #1,023 | 53 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 |
| 1928 | #1,191 | 41 |
| 1929 | #1,137 | 42 |
| 1930 | #1,460 | 28 |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 |
| 1932 | #1,320 | 31 |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 |
| 1936 | #1,741 | 19 |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 |
| 1938 | #1,382 | 29 |
| 1939 | #1,424 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,549 | 25 |
| 1941 | #2,019 | 17 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 |
| 1946 | #2,597 | 14 |
| 1947 | #1,863 | 27 |
| 1948 | #2,127 | 21 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,794 | 28 |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 |
| 1953 | #1,931 | 28 |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 |
| 1955 | #2,108 | 26 |
| 1956 | #2,194 | 25 |
| 1957 | #2,218 | 25 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 |
| 1959 | #3,103 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,952 | 34 |
| 1961 | #1,920 | 36 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 |
| 1963 | #2,132 | 31 |
| 1964 | #2,197 | 30 |
| 1965 | #2,605 | 22 |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 |
| 1967 | #2,166 | 30 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 |
| 1969 | #1,686 | 51 |
| 1970 | #1,736 | 52 |
| 1971 | #1,754 | 51 |
| 1972 | #1,698 | 52 |
| 1973 | #1,527 | 61 |
| 1974 | #1,284 | 83 |
| 1975 | #1,026 | 117 |
| 1976 | #939 | 136 |
| 1977 | #880 | 163 |
| 1978 | #789 | 191 |
| 1979 | #730 | 227 |
| 1980 | #621 | 293 |
| 1981 | #517 | 380 |
| 1982 | #590 | 308 |
| 1983 | #669 | 257 |
| 1984 | #621 | 287 |
| 1985 | #654 | 279 |
| 1986 | #563 | 354 |
| 1987 | #604 | 322 |
| 1988 | #624 | 318 |
| 1989 | #652 | 314 |
| 1990 | #648 | 347 |
| 1991 | #651 | 338 |
| 1992 | #693 | 312 |
| 1993 | #662 | 336 |
| 1994 | #621 | 357 |
| 1995 | #607 | 367 |
| 1996 | #725 | 289 |
| 1997 | #792 | 263 |
| 1998 | #791 | 271 |
| 1999 | #649 | 355 |
| 2000 | #805 | 282 |
| 2001 | #1,087 | 195 |
| 2002 | #1,107 | 190 |
| 2003 | #1,227 | 172 |
| 2004 | #1,225 | 181 |
| 2005 | #1,290 | 173 |
| 2006 | #1,709 | 122 |
| 2007 | #1,815 | 117 |
| 2008 | #1,807 | 120 |
| 2009 | #1,934 | 108 |
| 2010 | #1,873 | 108 |
| 2011 | #2,297 | 81 |
| 2012 | #2,336 | 80 |
| 2013 | #2,533 | 70 |
| 2014 | #2,468 | 73 |
| 2015 | #2,683 | 66 |
| 2016 | #2,617 | 67 |
| 2017 | #2,383 | 76 |
| 2018 | #2,238 | 82 |
| 2019 | #2,813 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,627 | 64 |
| 2021 | #2,532 | 69 |
| 2022 | #3,122 | 52 |
| 2023 | #2,463 | 72 |
| 2024 | #2,456 | 73 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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