Is Jesse a boy or girl name?
Jesse is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 73 girls and 1,980 boys were named Jesse, so 3.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.8% of the 442,811 US babies named Jesse were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #187
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,466
- Babies named Jesse since 1880
- 442,811
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 10,824 babies
Boys and girls named Jesse, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,003 | 92 | 1.5% |
| 1890s | 5,396 | 126 | 2.3% |
| 1900s | 4,559 | 140 | 3% |
| 1910s | 16,293 | 314 | 1.9% |
| 1920s | 23,170 | 440 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 18,929 | 264 | 1.4% |
| 1940s | 24,336 | 215 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 26,654 | 266 | 1% |
| 1960s | 22,605 | 330 | 1.4% |
| 1970s | 44,892 | 1,133 | 2.5% |
| 1980s | 85,915 | 3,112 | 3.5% |
| 1990s | 73,790 | 3,235 | 4.2% |
| 2000s | 43,389 | 1,660 | 3.7% |
| 2010s | 24,893 | 762 | 3% |
| 2020s | 9,568 | 330 | 3.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,980 | #187 | 73 | #2,466 |
| 2023 | 1,823 | #202 | 72 | #2,471 |
| 2022 | 1,975 | #192 | 52 | #3,138 |
| 2021 | 1,905 | #203 | 69 | #2,541 |
| 2020 | 1,885 | #203 | 64 | #2,642 |
| 2019 | 1,978 | #199 | 59 | #2,837 |
| 2018 | 2,144 | #186 | 82 | #2,248 |
| 2017 | 2,105 | #186 | 76 | #2,389 |
| 2016 | 2,309 | #174 | 67 | #2,630 |
| 2015 | 2,357 | #178 | 66 | #2,696 |
| 2014 | 2,469 | #172 | 73 | #2,485 |
| 2013 | 2,569 | #156 | 70 | #2,546 |
| 2012 | 2,711 | #150 | 80 | #2,345 |
| 2011 | 2,973 | #140 | 81 | #2,309 |
| 2010 | 3,278 | #124 | 108 | #1,879 |
| 2009 | 3,685 | #112 | 108 | #1,941 |
| 2008 | 3,954 | #110 | 120 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 4,130 | #107 | 117 | #1,818 |
| 2006 | 4,370 | #102 | 122 | #1,712 |
| 2005 | 4,746 | #89 | 173 | #1,295 |
| 2004 | 4,760 | #94 | 181 | #1,226 |
| 2003 | 4,606 | #94 | 172 | #1,231 |
| 2002 | 4,431 | #90 | 190 | #1,108 |
| 2001 | 4,222 | #91 | 195 | #1,087 |
| 2000 | 4,485 | #90 | 282 | #807 |
| 1999 | 5,004 | #82 | 355 | #651 |
| 1998 | 5,444 | #70 | 271 | #792 |
| 1997 | 5,920 | #63 | 263 | #792 |
| 1996 | 7,075 | #51 | 289 | #726 |
| 1995 | 7,495 | #46 | 367 | #608 |
| 1994 | 8,682 | #45 | 357 | #622 |
| 1993 | 8,263 | #48 | 336 | #662 |
| 1992 | 8,562 | #50 | 312 | #694 |
| 1991 | 8,368 | #51 | 338 | #652 |
| 1990 | 8,977 | #48 | 347 | #648 |
| 1989 | 8,855 | #50 | 314 | #653 |
| 1988 | 7,912 | #55 | 318 | #624 |
| 1987 | 7,982 | #55 | 322 | #605 |
| 1986 | 8,542 | #48 | 354 | #564 |
| 1985 | 8,222 | #51 | 279 | #654 |
| 1984 | 7,609 | #50 | 287 | #621 |
| 1983 | 8,469 | #46 | 257 | #670 |
| 1982 | 9,504 | #43 | 308 | #591 |
| 1981 | 10,444 | #37 | 380 | #518 |
| 1980 | 8,376 | #45 | 293 | #624 |
| 1979 | 6,680 | #50 | 227 | #730 |
| 1978 | 6,107 | #51 | 191 | #789 |
| 1977 | 5,823 | #54 | 163 | #882 |
| 1976 | 5,301 | #55 | 136 | #944 |
| 1975 | 4,436 | #64 | 117 | #1,030 |
| 1974 | 4,106 | #67 | 83 | #1,290 |
| 1973 | 3,442 | #75 | 61 | #1,531 |
| 1972 | 3,226 | #88 | 52 | #1,704 |
| 1971 | 3,003 | #107 | 51 | #1,761 |
| 1970 | 2,768 | #119 | 52 | #1,742 |
| 1969 | 2,378 | #128 | 51 | #1,694 |
| 1968 | 2,146 | #135 | 28 | #2,324 |
| 1967 | 2,186 | #135 | 30 | #2,185 |
| 1966 | 2,316 | #132 | 39 | #1,841 |
| 1965 | 2,212 | #139 | 22 | #2,635 |
| 1964 | 2,185 | #151 | 30 | #2,217 |
| 1963 | 2,229 | #149 | 31 | #2,150 |
| 1962 | 2,273 | #149 | 29 | #2,229 |
| 1961 | 2,305 | #150 | 36 | #1,934 |
| 1960 | 2,375 | #150 | 34 | #1,960 |
| 1959 | 2,440 | #142 | 15 | #3,163 |
| 1958 | 2,489 | #142 | 21 | #2,531 |
| 1957 | 2,737 | #133 | 25 | #2,241 |
| 1956 | 2,626 | #126 | 25 | #2,215 |
| 1955 | 2,786 | #122 | 26 | #2,135 |
| 1954 | 2,760 | #119 | 25 | #2,146 |
| 1953 | 2,818 | #114 | 28 | #1,945 |
| 1952 | 2,721 | #112 | 36 | #1,622 |
| 1951 | 2,670 | #115 | 37 | #1,564 |
| 1950 | 2,607 | #114 | 28 | #1,808 |
| 1949 | 2,704 | #110 | 20 | #2,239 |
| 1948 | 2,705 | #108 | 21 | #2,153 |
| 1947 | 2,751 | #107 | 27 | #1,879 |
| 1946 | 2,467 | #109 | 14 | #2,670 |
| 1945 | 2,187 | #104 | 21 | #1,852 |
| 1944 | 2,311 | #103 | 22 | #1,828 |
| 1943 | 2,425 | #105 | 24 | #1,765 |
| 1942 | 2,397 | #99 | 24 | #1,731 |
| 1941 | 2,184 | #99 | 17 | #2,049 |
| 1940 | 2,205 | #93 | 25 | #1,565 |
| 1939 | 2,010 | #99 | 27 | #1,445 |
| 1938 | 1,912 | #107 | 29 | #1,397 |
| 1937 | 1,864 | #102 | 19 | #1,813 |
| 1936 | 1,827 | #104 | 19 | #1,767 |
| 1935 | 1,866 | #104 | 29 | #1,370 |
| 1934 | 1,853 | #102 | 23 | #1,574 |
| 1933 | 1,804 | #100 | 24 | #1,531 |
| 1932 | 1,863 | #99 | 31 | #1,333 |
| 1931 | 1,895 | #97 | 35 | #1,235 |
| 1930 | 2,035 | #94 | 28 | #1,482 |
| 1929 | 2,030 | #93 | 42 | #1,143 |
| 1928 | 2,171 | #91 | 41 | #1,195 |
| 1927 | 2,318 | #89 | 45 | #1,147 |
| 1926 | 2,298 | #87 | 53 | #1,027 |
| 1925 | 2,373 | #85 | 52 | #1,056 |
| 1924 | 2,292 | #86 | 55 | #1,053 |
| 1923 | 2,387 | #83 | 36 | #1,314 |
| 1922 | 2,395 | #81 | 35 | #1,350 |
| 1921 | 2,486 | #77 | 45 | #1,140 |
| 1920 | 2,420 | #79 | 36 | #1,294 |
| 1919 | 2,356 | #77 | 48 | #1,046 |
| 1918 | 2,433 | #78 | 56 | #962 |
| 1917 | 2,200 | #79 | 25 | #1,532 |
| 1916 | 2,230 | #77 | 31 | #1,315 |
| 1915 | 2,111 | #77 | 43 | #1,019 |
| 1914 | 1,457 | #82 | 26 | #1,211 |
| 1913 | 1,214 | #79 | 31 | #970 |
| 1912 | 1,106 | #74 | 27 | #990 |
| 1911 | 596 | #72 | 16 | #1,141 |
| 1910 | 590 | #60 | 11 | #1,468 |
| 1909 | 517 | #59 | 18 | #979 |
| 1908 | 482 | #62 | 8 | #1,610 |
| 1907 | 466 | #63 | 10 | #1,340 |
| 1906 | 436 | #57 | 15 | #983 |
| 1905 | 443 | #54 | 23 | #769 |
| 1904 | 443 | #53 | 12 | #1,076 |
| 1903 | 388 | #57 | 16 | #879 |
| 1902 | 437 | #50 | 15 | #920 |
| 1901 | 411 | #49 | 13 | #939 |
| 1900 | 536 | #50 | 10 | #1,267 |
| 1899 | 423 | #47 | 17 | #800 |
| 1898 | 476 | #47 | 15 | #900 |
| 1897 | 529 | #38 | 10 | #1,066 |
| 1896 | 586 | #35 | 15 | #857 |
| 1895 | 577 | #35 | 11 | #1,016 |
| 1894 | 567 | #38 | 11 | #976 |
| 1893 | 541 | #36 | 12 | #880 |
| 1892 | 602 | #35 | 14 | #812 |
| 1891 | 519 | #35 | 11 | #865 |
| 1890 | 576 | #33 | 10 | #902 |
| 1889 | 576 | #31 | 14 | #704 |
| 1888 | 637 | #32 | 12 | #769 |
| 1887 | 601 | #26 | 10 | #764 |
| 1886 | 614 | #30 | 6 | #1,034 |
| 1885 | 556 | #31 | 15 | #564 |
| 1884 | 670 | #27 | 14 | #571 |
| 1883 | 584 | #28 | 6 | #865 |
| 1882 | 660 | #26 | 5 | #969 |
| 1881 | 536 | #27 | 5 | #880 |
| 1880 | 569 | #28 | 5 | #877 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jesse reached #26 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #518 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jesse
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.