Jesse remains a common boys' name (#184 in 2025), down from a peak of #26 in 1882.
Jesse is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #184 among boys (2,002) and #2,471 among girls (72) — overall #327 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,074 | 2,074 | #2,471 | #184 |
| 2024 | 2,069 | 2,069 | #2,475 | #185 |
| 2023 | 1,900 | 1,900 | #2,477 | #202 |
| 2022 | 2,031 | 2,031 | #3,138 | #192 |
| 2021 | 1,977 | 1,977 | #2,544 | #203 |
| 2020 | 1,952 | 1,952 | #2,610 | #203 |
| 2019 | 2,038 | 2,038 | #2,838 | #200 |
| 2018 | 2,228 | 2,234 | #2,248 | #186 |
| 2017 | 2,182 | 2,182 | #2,390 | #186 |
| 2016 | 2,377 | 2,377 | #2,630 | #174 |
| 2015 | 2,424 | 2,430 | #2,666 | #178 |
| 2014 | 2,542 | 2,542 | #2,486 | #172 |
| 2013 | 2,641 | 2,641 | #2,546 | #156 |
| 2012 | 2,792 | 2,792 | #2,346 | #150 |
| 2011 | 3,054 | 3,054 | #2,309 | #140 |
| 2010 | 3,388 | 3,388 | #1,879 | #124 |
| 2009 | 3,796 | 3,796 | #1,941 | #112 |
| 2008 | 4,074 | 4,079 | #1,811 | #110 |
| 2007 | 4,247 | 4,252 | #1,818 | #107 |
| 2006 | 4,492 | 4,502 | #1,712 | #102 |
| 2005 | 4,919 | 4,925 | #1,295 | #89 |
| 2004 | 4,942 | 4,951 | #1,226 | #94 |
| 2003 | 4,778 | 4,784 | #1,231 | #94 |
| 2002 | 4,621 | 4,640 | #1,108 | #90 |
| 2001 | 4,417 | 4,431 | #1,087 | #91 |
| 2000 | 4,767 | 4,780 | #807 | #90 |
| 1999 | 5,359 | 5,376 | #651 | #82 |
| 1998 | 5,715 | 5,733 | #792 | #70 |
| 1997 | 6,183 | — | #792 | #63 |
| 1996 | 7,364 | — | #726 | #51 |
| 1995 | 7,862 | — | #608 | #46 |
| 1994 | 9,040 | — | #622 | #45 |
| 1993 | 8,599 | — | #662 | #48 |
| 1992 | 8,875 | — | #694 | #50 |
| 1991 | 8,705 | — | #652 | #51 |
| 1990 | 9,324 | — | #648 | #48 |
| 1989 | 9,167 | — | #653 | #50 |
| 1988 | 8,232 | — | #624 | #55 |
| 1987 | 8,304 | — | #605 | #55 |
| 1986 | 8,895 | — | #565 | #48 |
| 1985 | 8,500 | — | #654 | #51 |
| 1984 | 7,893 | — | #621 | #50 |
| 1983 | 8,726 | — | #670 | #46 |
| 1982 | 9,812 | — | #591 | #43 |
| 1981 | 10,823 | — | #518 | #37 |
| 1980 | 8,667 | — | #624 | #45 |
| 1979 | 6,906 | — | #730 | #50 |
| 1978 | 6,298 | — | #789 | #51 |
| 1977 | 5,986 | — | #882 | #54 |
| 1976 | 5,436 | — | #944 | #55 |
| 1975 | 4,552 | — | #1,030 | #64 |
| 1974 | 4,188 | — | #1,290 | #67 |
| 1973 | 3,503 | — | #1,531 | #75 |
| 1972 | 3,278 | — | #1,704 | #88 |
| 1971 | 3,052 | — | #1,761 | #107 |
| 1970 | 2,820 | — | #1,742 | #119 |
| 1969 | 2,428 | — | #1,694 | #128 |
| 1968 | 2,175 | — | #2,324 | #135 |
| 1967 | 2,216 | — | #2,186 | #135 |
| 1966 | 2,355 | — | #1,841 | #132 |
| 1965 | 2,234 | — | #2,635 | #139 |
| 1964 | 2,215 | — | #2,217 | #151 |
| 1963 | 2,260 | — | #2,151 | #149 |
| 1962 | 2,302 | — | #2,229 | #149 |
| 1961 | 2,342 | — | #1,935 | #150 |
| 1960 | 2,408 | — | #1,960 | #150 |
| 1959 | 2,455 | — | #3,164 | #142 |
| 1958 | 2,511 | — | #2,531 | #141 |
| 1957 | 2,762 | — | #2,240 | #133 |
| 1956 | 2,651 | — | #2,215 | #126 |
| 1955 | 2,812 | — | #2,135 | #122 |
| 1954 | 2,785 | — | #2,145 | #119 |
| 1953 | 2,846 | — | #1,945 | #114 |
| 1952 | 2,757 | — | #1,622 | #112 |
| 1951 | 2,707 | — | #1,564 | #115 |
| 1950 | 2,635 | — | #1,808 | #114 |
| 1949 | 2,724 | — | #2,239 | #110 |
| 1948 | 2,726 | — | #2,153 | #108 |
| 1947 | 2,778 | — | #1,879 | #107 |
| 1946 | 2,482 | — | #2,670 | #109 |
| 1945 | 2,207 | — | #1,852 | #104 |
| 1944 | 2,332 | — | #1,828 | #103 |
| 1943 | 2,451 | — | #1,765 | #105 |
| 1942 | 2,420 | — | #1,731 | #100 |
| 1941 | 2,201 | — | #2,048 | #99 |
| 1940 | 2,230 | — | #1,565 | #93 |
| 1939 | 2,037 | — | #1,445 | #99 |
| 1938 | 1,941 | — | #1,397 | #107 |
| 1937 | 1,885 | — | #1,813 | #102 |
| 1936 | 1,846 | — | #1,767 | #104 |
| 1935 | 1,894 | — | #1,370 | #104 |
| 1934 | 1,876 | — | #1,574 | #102 |
| 1933 | 1,828 | — | #1,531 | #100 |
| 1932 | 1,894 | — | #1,333 | #99 |
| 1931 | 1,930 | — | #1,235 | #97 |
| 1930 | 2,063 | — | #1,482 | #94 |
| 1929 | 2,072 | — | #1,143 | #93 |
| 1928 | 2,212 | — | #1,195 | #91 |
| 1927 | 2,363 | — | #1,147 | #89 |
| 1926 | 2,351 | — | #1,027 | #87 |
| 1925 | 2,425 | — | #1,056 | #85 |
| 1924 | 2,347 | — | #1,053 | #86 |
| 1923 | 2,423 | — | #1,314 | #83 |
| 1922 | 2,430 | — | #1,350 | #81 |
| 1921 | 2,531 | — | #1,140 | #77 |
| 1920 | 2,456 | — | #1,294 | #79 |
| 1919 | 2,404 | — | #1,046 | #77 |
| 1918 | 2,489 | — | #962 | #78 |
| 1917 | 2,225 | — | #1,532 | #79 |
| 1916 | 2,261 | — | #1,315 | #77 |
| 1915 | 2,154 | — | #1,019 | #77 |
| 1914 | 1,483 | — | #1,211 | #82 |
| 1913 | 1,245 | — | #970 | #79 |
| 1912 | 1,133 | — | #990 | #74 |
| 1911 | 612 | — | #1,141 | #72 |
| 1910 | 601 | — | #1,468 | #60 |
| 1909 | 535 | — | #979 | #59 |
| 1908 | 490 | — | #1,610 | #62 |
| 1907 | 476 | — | #1,340 | #63 |
| 1906 | 451 | — | #983 | #57 |
| 1905 | 466 | — | #769 | #54 |
| 1904 | 455 | — | #1,076 | #53 |
| 1903 | 404 | — | #879 | #57 |
| 1902 | 452 | — | #920 | #50 |
| 1901 | 424 | — | #939 | #49 |
| 1900 | 546 | — | #1,267 | #50 |
| 1899 | 440 | — | #800 | #47 |
| 1898 | 491 | — | #900 | #47 |
| 1897 | 539 | — | #1,066 | #38 |
| 1896 | 601 | — | #857 | #35 |
| 1895 | 588 | — | #1,016 | #35 |
| 1894 | 578 | — | #976 | #38 |
| 1893 | 553 | — | #880 | #36 |
| 1892 | 616 | — | #812 | #35 |
| 1891 | 530 | — | #865 | #35 |
| 1890 | 586 | — | #902 | #33 |
| 1889 | 590 | — | #704 | #31 |
| 1888 | 649 | — | #769 | #32 |
| 1887 | 611 | — | #764 | #26 |
| 1886 | 620 | — | #1,034 | #30 |
| 1885 | 571 | — | #564 | #31 |
| 1884 | 684 | — | #571 | #27 |
| 1883 | 590 | — | #865 | #28 |
| 1882 | 665 | — | #969 | #26 |
| 1881 | 541 | — | #880 | #27 |
| 1880 | 574 | — | #877 | #28 |