Jesse

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Jesse is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 442,811 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 430,392 as boys and 12,419 as girls. Jesse gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1981 and has since declined significantly. It is the #155 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,053
2023 1,895
2022 2,027
2021 1,974
2020 1,949
2019 2,037
2018 2,226
2017 2,181
2016 2,376
2015 2,423
2014 2,542
2013 2,639
2012 2,791
2011 3,054
2010 3,386
2009 3,793
2008 4,074
2007 4,247
2006 4,492
2005 4,919
2004 4,941
2003 4,778
2002 4,621
2001 4,417
2000 4,767
1999 5,359
1998 5,715
1997 6,183
1996 7,364
1995 7,862
1994 9,039
1993 8,599
1992 8,874
1991 8,706
1990 9,324
1989 9,169
1988 8,230
1987 8,304
1986 8,896
1985 8,501
1984 7,896
1983 8,726
1982 9,812
1981 10,824
1980 8,669
1979 6,907
1978 6,298
1977 5,986
1976 5,437
1975 4,553
1974 4,189
1973 3,503
1972 3,278
1971 3,054
1970 2,820
1969 2,429
1968 2,174
1967 2,216
1966 2,355
1965 2,234
1964 2,215
1963 2,260
1962 2,302
1961 2,341
1960 2,409
1959 2,455
1958 2,510
1957 2,762
1956 2,651
1955 2,812
1954 2,785
1953 2,846
1952 2,757
1951 2,707
1950 2,635
1949 2,724
1948 2,726
1947 2,778
1946 2,481
1945 2,208
1944 2,333
1943 2,449
1942 2,421
1941 2,201
1940 2,230
1939 2,037
1938 1,941
1937 1,883
1936 1,846
1935 1,895
1934 1,876
1933 1,828
1932 1,894
1931 1,930
1930 2,063
1929 2,072
1928 2,212
1927 2,363
1926 2,351
1925 2,425
1924 2,347
1923 2,423
1922 2,430
1921 2,531
1920 2,456
1919 2,404
1918 2,489
1917 2,225
1916 2,261
1915 2,154
1914 1,483
1913 1,245
1912 1,133
1911 612
1910 601
1909 535
1908 490
1907 476
1906 451
1905 466
1904 455
1903 404
1902 452
1901 424
1900 546
1899 440
1898 491
1897 539
1896 601
1895 588
1894 578
1893 553
1892 616
1891 530
1890 586
1889 590
1888 649
1887 611
1886 620
1885 571
1884 684
1883 590
1882 665
1881 541
1880 574