Jesse

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Primarily a boy's name · 97% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 976 babies (rank #54 that year). In 2024 it was given to 976 boys (rank #54). The name has been rising 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.

12,810
Total babies (all years)
29
Years in the data
976
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
1996161#198
1997212#165
1998146#216
1999135#226
2000134#223
2001104#268
2002101#277
2003107#282
2004135#244
2005176#212
2006206#205
2007275#178
2008228#206
2009225#208
2010281#189
2011304#184
2012281#198
2013417#141
2014546#112
2015573#110
2016723#94
2017750#90
2018861#75
2019859#69
2020841#68
2021929#64
2022882#66
2023918#59
2024976#54