Jesse

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Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Jesse is a given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical figure Jesse, father of Israelite monarch David. The English version is derived from the Latin Iesse, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Iessaรญ, and ultimately from the Hebrew Yiลกay.

From Wikipedia

Jesse first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,384 babies (rank #32 that year). In 2024 it was given to 143 boys (rank #231). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jesse

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jesse yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

17,672
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
1,384
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19911,337#32
19921,384#32
19931,322#32
19941,189#31
19951,184#34
19961,015#40
1997747#53
1998635#61
1999556#66
2000468#76
2001411#86
2002387#82
2003398#87
2004476#74
2005529#69
2006470#79
2007402#89
2008417#89
2009409#95
2010349#114
2011296#132
2012277#145
2013235#159
2014231#163
2015192#196
2016203#187
2017193#199
2018191#195
2019166#221
2020163#214
2021150#235
2022143#230
2023154#213
2024143#231