Jesse

Origin: Hebrew — From Hebrew Yishai — a biblical name of unestablished meaning; father of King David

Girl's name · #2471 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

3% girls · 97% boys — About 97% of babies named Jesse in recent years have been boys. Jesse →

Popularity over time

Jesse's best rank, #518, came in 1981; it has settled back to #2471 today. Roughly 12,000 girls have been named Jesse since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,905 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Jesses

Jesse February — South African chess player
Jesse Randhawa — Indian model
Jesse Draper — Actress and talk show host
Jesse Woolley — English footballer
Jesse Q. Sutanto — Chinese-Indonesian writer

In stories & tradition

Jesse Chambers — The Flash (TV series)
Jesse Reeves — The Vampire Chronicles (Bible)
Jesse Faden — Control (video game)

What Jesses become

Among 1,712 notable people named Jesse:

Sports figures appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jesse February, South African chess player.

Similar names: Alyse · Jessi · Therese · Jacklyn · Jessa · Jenny

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