Jesse
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning god exists; gift from god.
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 |
Jesse by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 10,451 babies in 1981, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1890, about 1 in 210 American babies born that year was called Jesse.
Names that come from Jesse
Forms of Jesse in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- JessyGod sees; form of Jessica or Jesse67 in the US (2017)
- Jessejamesgod is gracious and supplanter; compound of Jesse and James17 in the US (2017)
- JessupGod exists; a form of Jesse12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jesse. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jessiewealthy; gift; form of Jessica or Jesse664 in the US (2017)
- Jessiwealthy; a form of Jessica84 in the US (2017)
- JesseeGod exists; a variant spelling of Jesse12 in the US (2017)
- JesseyGod exists; a variant spelling of Jesse12 in the US (2017)
- Jessel5 in the US (2017)
- JossieGod increases; diminutive of Joseph or Josephine10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jesse
Names that are said the same way as Jesse, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Jesse, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Jesse, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Jesse
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