Meaning not yet researched.
Jesse: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 2,002 in 2025. Its best rank was #26 in 1887.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #26 in 1887; #184 in 2025. About 97% of babies named Jesse in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#184 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1887, at #26.
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Jesse: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 2,002 boys in 2025. Peak: #26 in 1887 · most boys in one year: 10,443 (1981).
In 2025, 2,002 US boys were named Jesse, making it the 184th most common boys’ name of the year, up 1 place from #185 in 2024. That is 6 more than the 1,996 boys named Jesse in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #26, reached in 1887. The most boys given the name in a single year was 10,443, in 1981. For comparison, it was #178 in 2015 and #114 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Jesse in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 574 babies with the name. In all, 444,920 US babies have been given the name, 2.8% of them girls and 97% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1980s, with 89,019 babies named Jesse.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 20,141 US boys were named Jesse; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 2,310. In 2025 that was about 1 in 853 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Jesse ranked highest in Montana in 2025, at #64 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 1 state (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Jessie (281,367 babies since 1880) and Jess (25,550 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Jese, Jes and Jeese are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Jess.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch and Finnish. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Jese (462), Jes (126), Jeese (12).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 17 | #64 | #153 |
| Wyoming | 5 | #107 | #119 |
| New Mexico | 18 | #109 | #161 |
| Hawaii | 8 | #132 | #248 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | #133 | #217 |
| Maryland | 43 | #137 | #207 |
| Colorado | 48 | #150 | #146 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | #151 | #267 |
| Pennsylvania | 86 | #151 | #165 |
| Ohio | 91 | #152 | #204 |
| Washington | 55 | #153 | #157 |
| California | 249 | #155 | #121 |
| Tennessee | 63 | #155 | #153 |
| Mississippi | 21 | #156 | #225 |
| Idaho | 18 | #156 | #177 |
| Michigan | 63 | #161 | #206 |
| South Dakota | 9 | #162 | #157 |
| Arkansas | 23 | #162 | #181 |
| Indiana | 51 | #166 | #164 |
| North Carolina | 76 | #166 | #223 |
| Kentucky | 33 | #168 | #158 |
| Texas | 218 | #171 | #135 |
| Utah | 32 | #174 | #176 |
| Nevada | 17 | #177 | #124 |
| Alaska | 5 | #181 | #182 |
| Nebraska | 15 | #182 | #150 |
| North Dakota | 7 | #184 | #267 |
| Delaware | 6 | #186 | — |
| Alabama | 31 | #189 | #184 |
| Georgia | 65 | #190 | #258 |
| South Carolina | 30 | #191 | #168 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | #193 | #117 |
| Arizona | 45 | #195 | #149 |
| Louisiana | 26 | #201 | #269 |
| Florida | 104 | #207 | #220 |
| Missouri | 34 | #209 | #162 |
| Kansas | 19 | #212 | #157 |
| Virginia | 42 | #213 | #174 |
| Maine | 6 | #219 | #202 |
| Wisconsin | 28 | #219 | #307 |
| West Virginia | 8 | #237 | #216 |
| Iowa | 17 | #237 | #203 |
| Illinois | 50 | #238 | #187 |
| Oregon | 18 | #241 | #186 |
| New York | 77 | #250 | #260 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | #259 | #243 |
| Connecticut | 10 | #308 | #224 |
| New Jersey | 27 | #318 | #243 |
| Minnesota | 16 | #364 | #183 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 72 | #2,471 | 2,002 | #184 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,475 | 1,996 | #185 |
| 2023 | 72 | #2,477 | 1,828 | #202 |
| 2022 | 52 | #3,138 | 1,979 | #192 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,544 | 1,908 | #203 |
| 2020 | 65 | #2,610 | 1,887 | #203 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,838 | 1,979 | #200 |
| 2018 | 82 | #2,248 | 2,146 | #186 |
| 2017 | 76 | #2,390 | 2,106 | #186 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,630 | 2,310 | #174 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,666 | 2,357 | #178 |
| 2014 | 73 | #2,486 | 2,469 | #172 |
| 2013 | 70 | #2,546 | 2,571 | #156 |
| 2012 | 80 | #2,346 | 2,712 | #150 |
| 2011 | 81 | #2,309 | 2,973 | #140 |
| 2010 | 108 | #1,879 | 3,280 | #124 |
| 2009 | 108 | #1,941 | 3,688 | #112 |
| 2008 | 120 | #1,811 | 3,954 | #110 |
| 2007 | 117 | #1,818 | 4,130 | #107 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,712 | 4,370 | #102 |
| 2005 | 173 | #1,295 | 4,746 | #89 |
| 2004 | 181 | #1,226 | 4,761 | #94 |
| 2003 | 172 | #1,231 | 4,606 | #94 |
| 2002 | 190 | #1,108 | 4,431 | #90 |
| 2001 | 195 | #1,087 | 4,222 | #91 |
| 2000 | 282 | #807 | 4,485 | #90 |
| 1999 | 355 | #651 | 5,004 | #82 |
| 1998 | 271 | #792 | 5,444 | #70 |
| 1997 | 263 | #792 | 5,920 | #63 |
| 1996 | 289 | #726 | 7,075 | #51 |
| 1995 | 367 | #608 | 7,495 | #46 |
| 1994 | 357 | #622 | 8,683 | #45 |
| 1993 | 336 | #662 | 8,263 | #48 |
| 1992 | 312 | #694 | 8,563 | #50 |
| 1991 | 338 | #652 | 8,367 | #51 |
| 1990 | 347 | #648 | 8,977 | #48 |
| 1989 | 314 | #653 | 8,853 | #50 |
| 1988 | 318 | #624 | 7,914 | #55 |
| 1987 | 322 | #605 | 7,982 | #55 |
| 1986 | 353 | #565 | 8,542 | #48 |
| 1985 | 279 | #654 | 8,221 | #51 |
| 1984 | 287 | #621 | 7,606 | #50 |
| 1983 | 257 | #670 | 8,469 | #46 |
| 1982 | 308 | #591 | 9,504 | #43 |
| 1981 | 380 | #518 | 10,443 | #37 |
| 1980 | 293 | #624 | 8,374 | #45 |
| 1979 | 227 | #730 | 6,679 | #50 |
| 1978 | 191 | #789 | 6,107 | #51 |
| 1977 | 163 | #882 | 5,823 | #54 |
| 1976 | 136 | #944 | 5,300 | #55 |
| 1975 | 117 | #1,030 | 4,435 | #64 |
| 1974 | 83 | #1,290 | 4,105 | #67 |
| 1973 | 61 | #1,531 | 3,442 | #75 |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,704 | 3,226 | #88 |
| 1971 | 51 | #1,761 | 3,001 | #107 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,742 | 2,768 | #119 |
| 1969 | 51 | #1,694 | 2,377 | #128 |
| 1968 | 28 | #2,324 | 2,147 | #135 |
| 1967 | 30 | #2,186 | 2,186 | #135 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,841 | 2,316 | #132 |
| 1965 | 22 | #2,635 | 2,212 | #139 |
| 1964 | 30 | #2,217 | 2,185 | #151 |
| 1963 | 31 | #2,151 | 2,229 | #149 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,229 | 2,273 | #149 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,935 | 2,306 | #150 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,960 | 2,374 | #150 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,164 | 2,440 | #142 |
| 1958 | 21 | #2,531 | 2,490 | #141 |
| 1957 | 25 | #2,240 | 2,737 | #133 |
| 1956 | 25 | #2,215 | 2,626 | #126 |
| 1955 | 26 | #2,135 | 2,786 | #122 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,145 | 2,760 | #119 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,945 | 2,818 | #114 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,622 | 2,721 | #112 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,564 | 2,670 | #115 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,808 | 2,607 | #114 |
| 1949 | 20 | #2,239 | 2,704 | #110 |
| 1948 | 21 | #2,153 | 2,705 | #108 |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,879 | 2,751 | #107 |
| 1946 | 14 | #2,670 | 2,468 | #109 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,852 | 2,186 | #104 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,828 | 2,310 | #103 |
| 1943 | 24 | #1,765 | 2,427 | #105 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,731 | 2,396 | #100 |
| 1941 | 17 | #2,048 | 2,184 | #99 |
| 1940 | 25 | #1,565 | 2,205 | #93 |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,445 | 2,010 | #99 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,397 | 1,912 | #107 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,813 | 1,866 | #102 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,767 | 1,827 | #104 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,370 | 1,865 | #104 |
| 1934 | 23 | #1,574 | 1,853 | #102 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,531 | 1,804 | #100 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,333 | 1,863 | #99 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,235 | 1,895 | #97 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,482 | 2,035 | #94 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,143 | 2,030 | #93 |
| 1928 | 41 | #1,195 | 2,171 | #91 |
| 1927 | 45 | #1,147 | 2,318 | #89 |
| 1926 | 53 | #1,027 | 2,298 | #87 |
| 1925 | 52 | #1,056 | 2,373 | #85 |
| 1924 | 55 | #1,053 | 2,292 | #86 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,314 | 2,387 | #83 |
| 1922 | 35 | #1,350 | 2,395 | #81 |
| 1921 | 45 | #1,140 | 2,486 | #77 |
| 1920 | 36 | #1,294 | 2,420 | #79 |
| 1919 | 48 | #1,046 | 2,356 | #77 |
| 1918 | 56 | #962 | 2,433 | #78 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,532 | 2,200 | #79 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,315 | 2,230 | #77 |
| 1915 | 43 | #1,019 | 2,111 | #77 |
| 1914 | 26 | #1,211 | 1,457 | #82 |
| 1913 | 31 | #970 | 1,214 | #79 |
| 1912 | 27 | #990 | 1,106 | #74 |
| 1911 | 16 | #1,141 | 596 | #72 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,468 | 590 | #60 |
| 1909 | 18 | #979 | 517 | #59 |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,610 | 482 | #62 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,340 | 466 | #63 |
| 1906 | 15 | #983 | 436 | #57 |
| 1905 | 23 | #769 | 443 | #54 |
| 1904 | 12 | #1,076 | 443 | #53 |
| 1903 | 16 | #879 | 388 | #57 |
| 1902 | 15 | #920 | 437 | #50 |
| 1901 | 13 | #939 | 411 | #49 |
| 1900 | 10 | #1,267 | 536 | #50 |
| 1899 | 17 | #800 | 423 | #47 |
| 1898 | 15 | #900 | 476 | #47 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,066 | 529 | #38 |
| 1896 | 15 | #857 | 586 | #35 |
| 1895 | 11 | #1,016 | 577 | #35 |
| 1894 | 11 | #976 | 567 | #38 |
| 1893 | 12 | #880 | 541 | #36 |
| 1892 | 14 | #812 | 602 | #35 |
| 1891 | 11 | #865 | 519 | #35 |
| 1890 | 10 | #902 | 576 | #33 |
| 1889 | 14 | #704 | 576 | #31 |
| 1888 | 12 | #769 | 637 | #32 |
| 1887 | 10 | #764 | 601 | #26 |
| 1886 | 6 | #1,034 | 614 | #30 |
| 1885 | 15 | #564 | 556 | #31 |
| 1884 | 14 | #571 | 670 | #27 |
| 1883 | 6 | #865 | 584 | #28 |
| 1882 | 5 | #969 | 660 | #26 |
| 1881 | 5 | #880 | 536 | #27 |
| 1880 | 5 | #877 | 569 | #28 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).