Jesses

JEH-sihz /ˈdʒɛsᵻz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Jesses is a very rare variant of Jesus that was most common in the 1930s and has all but disappeared.

Jesses is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Jesses was first reported in SSA data in 1922 and peaked in 1939 (8 births).

About the name Jesses

PronunciationJEH-sihz /ˈdʒɛsᵻz/
8peak births 1939
1922first in SSA data

Names similar to Jesses

JesusJessusMosesMoisesRamsesJesseJessJessyJesserayJessey

How popular is Jesses?

Boys named Jesses
19221930194019501960197019801989
Boys named Jesses per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1922–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jesses total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19896—#7,415
19795—#6,504
19735—#5,448
19576—#3,761
19425—#3,819
19398—#2,714
19365—#3,805
19346—#3,480
19225—#4,630
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