Jesse

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

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 Iessaí, and ultimately from the Hebrew Yišay.

From Wikipedia

Jesse first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 10,444 babies (rank #37 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,980 boys (rank #187). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Jesse

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

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

442,811

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

10,444

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jesse

Jesse Owenslong jumper · b. 1913
Jesse JacksonQ137178813 · b. 1941
Jesse Eisenbergdub actor · b. 1983
Jesse Lingardassociation football player · b. 1992
Jesse Jamescowboy · b. 1847

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	569	#28
1881	536	#27
1882	660	#26
1883	584	#28
1884	670	#27
1885	556	#31
1886	614	#30
1887	601	#26
1888	637	#32
1889	576	#31
1890	576	#33
1891	519	#35
1892	602	#35
1893	541	#36
1894	567	#38
1895	577	#35
1896	586	#35
1897	529	#38
1898	476	#47
1899	423	#47
1900	536	#50
1901	411	#49
1902	437	#50
1903	388	#57
1904	443	#53
1905	443	#54
1906	436	#57
1907	466	#63
1908	482	#62
1909	517	#59
1910	590	#60
1911	596	#72
1912	1,106	#74
1913	1,214	#79
1914	1,457	#82
1915	2,111	#77
1916	2,230	#77
1917	2,200	#79
1918	2,433	#78
1919	2,356	#77
1920	2,420	#79
1921	2,486	#77
1922	2,395	#81
1923	2,387	#83
1924	2,292	#86
1925	2,373	#85
1926	2,298	#87
1927	2,318	#89
1928	2,171	#91
1929	2,030	#93
1930	2,035	#94
1931	1,895	#97
1932	1,863	#99
1933	1,804	#100
1934	1,853	#102
1935	1,866	#104
1936	1,827	#104
1937	1,864	#102
1938	1,912	#107
1939	2,010	#99
1940	2,205	#93
1941	2,184	#99
1942	2,397	#99
1943	2,425	#105
1944	2,311	#103
1945	2,187	#104
1946	2,467	#109
1947	2,751	#107
1948	2,705	#108
1949	2,704	#110
1950	2,607	#114
1951	2,670	#115
1952	2,721	#112
1953	2,818	#114
1954	2,760	#119
1955	2,786	#122
1956	2,626	#126
1957	2,737	#133
1958	2,489	#142
1959	2,440	#142
1960	2,375	#150
1961	2,305	#150
1962	2,273	#149
1963	2,229	#149
1964	2,185	#151
1965	2,212	#139
1966	2,316	#132
1967	2,186	#135
1968	2,146	#135
1969	2,378	#128
1970	2,768	#119
1971	3,003	#107
1972	3,226	#88
1973	3,442	#75
1974	4,106	#67
1975	4,436	#64
1976	5,301	#55
1977	5,823	#54
1978	6,107	#51
1979	6,680	#50
1980	8,376	#45
1981	10,444	#37
1982	9,504	#43
1983	8,469	#46
1984	7,609	#50
1985	8,222	#51
1986	8,542	#48
1987	7,982	#55
1988	7,912	#55
1989	8,855	#50
1990	8,977	#48
1991	8,368	#51
1992	8,562	#50
1993	8,263	#48
1994	8,682	#45
1995	7,495	#46
1996	7,075	#51
1997	5,920	#63
1998	5,444	#70
1999	5,004	#82
2000	4,485	#90
2001	4,222	#91
2002	4,431	#90
2003	4,606	#94
2004	4,760	#94
2005	4,746	#89
2006	4,370	#102
2007	4,130	#107
2008	3,954	#110
2009	3,685	#112
2010	3,278	#124
2011	2,973	#140
2012	2,711	#150
2013	2,569	#156
2014	2,469	#172
2015	2,357	#178
2016	2,309	#174
2017	2,105	#186
2018	2,144	#186
2019	1,978	#199
2020	1,885	#203
2021	1,905	#203
2022	1,975	#192
2023	1,823	#202
2024	1,980	#187