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Jesse name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jesse ranks #184 in male records (2,002 reported) and #2,471 in female records (72 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#2,471 · 72 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 1 female records (73 to 72); rank moved from #2,475 to #2,471.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (69 to 72); rank moved from #2,544 to #2,471.
2025 male rank and count
#184 · 2,002 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 6 male records (1,996 to 2,002); rank moved from #185 to #184.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 94 male records (1,908 to 2,002); rank moved from #203 to #184.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,310 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Jesse becoming more popular?

Jesse's reported male count increased by 6 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #185 to #184. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Jesse in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for JesseFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,3100201620252016: 67 female records2017: 76 female records2018: 82 female records2019: 59 female records2020: 65 female records2021: 69 female records2022: 52 female records2023: 72 female records2024: 73 female records2025: 72 female records2016: 2,310 male records2017: 2,106 male records2018: 2,146 male records2019: 1,979 male records2020: 1,887 male records2021: 1,908 male records2022: 1,979 male records2023: 1,828 male records2024: 1,996 male records2025: 2,002 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025722,4712,002184
2024732,4751,996185
2023722,4771,828202
2022523,1381,979192
2021692,5441,908203
2020652,6101,887203
2019592,8381,979200
2018822,2482,146186
2017762,3902,106186
2016672,6302,310174

Questions about Jesse’s popularity

How common is Jesse in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Jesse ranks #184 in male records (2,002 reported) and #2,471 in female records (72 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Jesse?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Jesse only.

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