Jesse
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god exists; gift from god.
Babies a year
980
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#184
up from #187
UK popularity
#51
980 babies · up from #54
How Jesse has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #178 |
| 2016 | #174 |
| 2017 | #186 |
| 2018 | #185 |
| 2019 | #201 |
| 2020 | #203 |
| 2021 | #203 |
| 2022 | #194 |
| 2023 | #203 |
| 2024 | #187 |
| 2025 | #184 |
In 2025, 980 babies in England and Wales were named Jesse. In the US, 2,149 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,451 in 1981.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Jesse was most common in 1890, when it went to 0.48% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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