Trend of the Popularity of Jesse as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 1,980 male babies that were named Jesse in the US, which was 0.12% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Jesse peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 10,444 babies, which was 0.58% of the total male babies born in the US in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Jesse, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Jesse.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Jesse in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Jesse in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Jesse from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Jesse as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year Number of Male Babies Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980 8376 0.47
1981 10444 0.58
1982 9504 0.52
1983 8469 0.47
1984 7609 0.42
1985 8222 0.45
1986 8542 0.46
1987 7982 0.43
1988 7912 0.41
1989 8855 0.44
1990 8977 0.44
1991 8368 0.41
1992 8562 0.43
1993 8263 0.42
1994 8682 0.45
1995 7495 0.39
1996 7075 0.37
1997 5920 0.31
1998 5444 0.28
1999 5004 0.26
2000 4485 0.23
2001 4222 0.22
2002 4431 0.23
2003 4606 0.23
2004 4760 0.24
2005 4746 0.24
2006 4370 0.21
2007 4130 0.20
2008 3954 0.19
2009 3685 0.19
2010 3278 0.17
2011 2973 0.16
2012 2711 0.14
2013 2569 0.14
2014 2469 0.13
2015 2357 0.12
2016 2309 0.12
2017 2105 0.11
2018 2144 0.12
2019 1978 0.11
2020 1885 0.11
2021 1905 0.11
2022 1975 0.11
2023 1823 0.11
2024 1980 0.12