Jesse Overview
Gift, God exists
Boy, Gender-neutral
Hebrew
Derived from the Hebrew name “Yishai,” meaning “gift” or “God’s gift.” The name has evolved through various languages over time, including Greek (Iessai) and Latin (Isai).
Christianity
/ˈdʒɛs.i/
Jesse is popular in many countries, including the USA, Canada, and Australia. In 2023, it was within the top 200 names for boys in the USA.
1 syllable
5 letters
4 (Orderly, Steady, Service-oriented)
Classic, Short, Vintage
Compassionate, creative, dependable, kind
Jesse is a significant biblical figure, known as the father of King David in the Old Testament. The “Jesse Tree” is a Christian symbol representing Jesus’ genealogy.
December 29th (Feast of Jesse, King David’s father, in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
Jesse Variations in Different Cultures
Jess, Jessica, Jessie, Jeshua, Jesiah, Jessamine, Jessenia
Jay, Jessy, Jes, Jaz, Essie
Jess, Jes, J.J., Jase
What Is the Meaning of Jesse?
Jesse means “gift” or “God’s gift.” Those named Jesse are often perceived as generous and nurturing, showing qualities of kindness and warmth.
What Is the Origin of The Name Jesse?
The name Jesse has Hebrew roots, deriving from the Hebrew name Yishai. It appears in the Bible as the father of King David, highlighting its long-standing historical significance.
Jesse Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Jesse
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 203 (-10 from 2022) | 1804 (-165 from 2022) | 0.09852 |
2022 | 193 (+10 from 2021) | 1969 (+68 from 2021) | 0.10513 |
2021 | 203 No change from 2020 | 1901 (+21 from 2020) | 0.10146 |
2020 | 203 (-3 from 2019) | 1880 (-95 from 2019) | 0.10164 |
2019 | 200 (-15 from 2018) | 1975 (-169 from 2018) | 0.10277 |
2018 | 185 (+1 from 2017) | 2144 (+40 from 2017) | 0.11030 |
2017 | 186 (-12 from 2016) | 2104 (-203 from 2016) | 0.10631 |
2016 | 174 (+4 from 2015) | 2307 (-50 from 2015) | 0.11389 |
2015 | 178 (-6 from 2014) | 2357 (-112 from 2014) | 0.11529 |
2014 | 172 (-16 from 2013) | 2469 (-100 from 2013) | 0.12049 |
2013 | 156 (-6 from 2012) | 2569 (-142 from 2012) | 0.12713 |
2012 | 150 (-10 from 2011) | 2711 (-260 from 2011) | 0.13360 |
2011 | 140 (-16 from 2010) | 2971 (-307 from 2010) | 0.14625 |
2010 | 124 (-12 from 2009) | 3278 (-406 from 2009) | 0.15956 |
2009 | 112 (-2 from 2008) | 3684 (-270 from 2008) | 0.17370 |
2008 | 110 (-3 from 2007) | 3954 (-176 from 2007) | 0.18134 |
2007 | 107 (-5 from 2006) | 4130 (-240 from 2006) | 0.18645 |
2006 | 102 (-13 from 2005) | 4370 (-376 from 2005) | 0.19933 |
2005 | 89 (+5 from 2004) | 4746 (-14 from 2004) | 0.22310 |
2004 | 94 No change from 2003 | 4760 (+154 from 2003) | 0.22523 |
2003 | 94 (-4 from 2002) | 4606 (+175 from 2002) | 0.21921 |
2002 | 90 No change from 2001 | 4431 (+209 from 2001) | 0.21440 |
2001 | 90 No change from 2000 | 4222 (-263 from 2000) | 0.20412 |
2000 | 90 (-8 from 1999) | 4485 (-519 from 1999) | 0.21477 |
1999 | 82 (-12 from 1998) | 5004 (-440 from 1998) | 0.24541 |
1998 | 70 (-7 from 1997) | 5444 (-474 from 1997) | 0.26849 |
1997 | 63 (-12 from 1996) | 5918 (-1157 from 1996) | 0.29623 |
1996 | 51 (-5 from 1995) | 7075 (-419 from 1995) | 0.35309 |
1995 | 46 (-1 from 1994) | 7494 (-1188 from 1994) | 0.37258 |
1994 | 45 (+3 from 1993) | 8682 (+420 from 1993) | 0.42593 |
1993 | 48 (+2 from 1992) | 8262 (-299 from 1992) | 0.40000 |
1992 | 50 (+1 from 1991) | 8561 (+194 from 1991) | 0.40783 |
1991 | 51 (-3 from 1990) | 8367 (-610 from 1990) | 0.39473 |
1990 | 48 (+2 from 1989) | 8977 (+122 from 1989) | 0.41714 |
1989 | 50 (+5 from 1988) | 8855 (+943 from 1988) | 0.42248 |
1988 | 55 No change from 1987 | 7912 (-69 from 1987) | 0.39515 |
1987 | 55 (-7 from 1986) | 7981 (-561 from 1986) | 0.40924 |
1986 | 48 (+3 from 1985) | 8542 (+320 from 1985) | 0.44451 |
1985 | 51 (-1 from 1984) | 8222 (+613 from 1984) | 0.42725 |
1984 | 50 (-4 from 1983) | 7609 (-860 from 1983) | 0.40545 |
1983 | 46 (-3 from 1982) | 8469 (-1033 from 1982) | 0.45445 |
1982 | 43 (-6 from 1981) | 9502 (-944 from 1981) | 0.50350 |
1981 | 37 (+8 from 1980) | 10446 (+2070 from 1980) | 0.56089 |
1980 | 45 (+5 from 1979) | 8376 (+1696 from 1979) | 0.45159 |
1979 | 50 (+1 from 1978) | 6680 (+573 from 1978) | 0.37291 |
1978 | 51 (+3 from 1977) | 6107 (+283 from 1977) | 0.35743 |
1977 | 54 (+1 from 1976) | 5824 (+524 from 1976) | 0.34071 |
1976 | 55 (+9 from 1975) | 5300 (+864 from 1975) | 0.32464 |
1975 | 64 (+3 from 1974) | 4436 (+330 from 1974) | 0.27342 |
1974 | 67 (+8 from 1973) | 4106 (+663 from 1973) | 0.25186 |
1973 | 75 (+13 from 1972) | 3443 (+217 from 1972) | 0.21337 |
1972 | 88 (+19 from 1971) | 3226 (+222 from 1971) | 0.19271 |
1971 | 107 (+12 from 1970) | 3004 (+237 from 1970) | 0.16525 |
1970 | 119 (+9 from 1969) | 2767 (+388 from 1969) | 0.14527 |
1969 | 128 (+7 from 1968) | 2379 (+232 from 1968) | 0.13006 |
1968 | 135 No change from 1967 | 2147 (-39 from 1967) | 0.12093 |
1967 | 135 (-3 from 1966) | 2186 (-130 from 1966) | 0.12285 |
1966 | 132 (+7 from 1965) | 2316 (+103 from 1965) | 0.12742 |
1965 | 139 (+12 from 1964) | 2213 (+28 from 1964) | 0.11681 |
1964 | 151 (-2 from 1963) | 2185 (-43 from 1963) | 0.10779 |
1963 | 149 No change from 1962 | 2228 (-46 from 1962) | 0.10791 |
1962 | 149 (+1 from 1961) | 2274 (-30 from 1961) | 0.10820 |
1961 | 150 No change from 1960 | 2304 (-71 from 1960) | 0.10682 |
1960 | 150 (-8 from 1959) | 2375 (-64 from 1959) | 0.10968 |
1959 | 142 No change from 1958 | 2439 (-50 from 1958) | 0.11258 |
1958 | 142 (-9 from 1957) | 2489 (-247 from 1957) | 0.11551 |
1957 | 133 (-7 from 1956) | 2736 (+110 from 1956) | 0.12499 |
1956 | 126 (-4 from 1955) | 2626 (-159 from 1955) | 0.12235 |
1955 | 122 (-3 from 1954) | 2785 (+25 from 1954) | 0.13324 |
1954 | 119 (-5 from 1953) | 2760 (-58 from 1953) | 0.13339 |
1953 | 114 (-2 from 1952) | 2818 (+97 from 1952) | 0.14074 |
1952 | 112 (+3 from 1951) | 2721 (+51 from 1951) | 0.13789 |
1951 | 115 (-1 from 1950) | 2670 (+63 from 1950) | 0.13967 |
1950 | 114 (-4 from 1949) | 2607 (-97 from 1949) | 0.14334 |
1949 | 110 (-2 from 1948) | 2704 (-1 from 1948) | 0.15006 |
1948 | 108 (-1 from 1947) | 2705 (-46 from 1947) | 0.15173 |
1947 | 107 (+2 from 1946) | 2751 (+284 from 1946) | 0.14810 |
1946 | 109 (-5 from 1945) | 2467 (+280 from 1945) | 0.14948 |
1945 | 104 (-1 from 1944) | 2187 (-124 from 1944) | 0.15947 |
1944 | 103 (+2 from 1943) | 2311 (-115 from 1943) | 0.16636 |
1943 | 105 (-6 from 1942) | 2426 (+30 from 1942) | 0.16678 |
1942 | 99 No change from 1941 | 2396 (+211 from 1941) | 0.17013 |
1941 | 99 (-6 from 1940) | 2185 (-19 from 1940) | 0.17412 |
1940 | 93 (+6 from 1939) | 2204 (+194 from 1939) | 0.18581 |
1939 | 99 (+8 from 1938) | 2010 (+98 from 1938) | 0.17736 |
1938 | 107 (-5 from 1937) | 1912 (+47 from 1937) | 0.16824 |
1937 | 102 (+2 from 1936) | 1865 (+38 from 1936) | 0.17053 |
1936 | 104 No change from 1935 | 1827 (-38 from 1935) | 0.17166 |
1935 | 104 (-2 from 1934) | 1865 (+12 from 1934) | 0.17437 |
1934 | 102 (-2 from 1933) | 1853 (+49 from 1933) | 0.17449 |
1933 | 100 (-1 from 1932) | 1804 (-59 from 1932) | 0.17683 |
1932 | 99 (-2 from 1931) | 1863 (-32 from 1931) | 0.17339 |
1931 | 97 (-3 from 1930) | 1895 (-140 from 1930) | 0.17714 |
1930 | 94 (-1 from 1929) | 2035 (+5 from 1929) | 0.18017 |
1929 | 93 (-2 from 1928) | 2030 (-141 from 1928) | 0.18328 |
1928 | 91 (-2 from 1927) | 2171 (-147 from 1927) | 0.19024 |
1927 | 89 (-2 from 1926) | 2318 (+20 from 1926) | 0.19950 |
1926 | 87 (-2 from 1925) | 2298 (-75 from 1925) | 0.20062 |
1925 | 85 (+1 from 1924) | 2373 (+81 from 1924) | 0.20609 |
1924 | 86 (-3 from 1923) | 2292 (-95 from 1923) | 0.19606 |
1923 | 83 (-2 from 1922) | 2387 (-8 from 1922) | 0.21081 |
1922 | 81 (-4 from 1921) | 2395 (-91 from 1921) | 0.21285 |
1921 | 77 (+2 from 1920) | 2486 (+66 from 1920) | 0.21847 |
1920 | 79 (-2 from 1919) | 2420 (+64 from 1919) | 0.21984 |
1919 | 77 (+1 from 1918) | 2356 (-77 from 1918) | 0.23204 |
1918 | 78 (+1 from 1917) | 2433 (+233 from 1917) | 0.23201 |
1917 | 79 (-2 from 1916) | 2200 (-30 from 1916) | 0.22933 |
1916 | 77 No change from 1915 | 2230 (+119 from 1915) | 0.24154 |
1915 | 77 (+5 from 1914) | 2111 (+654 from 1914) | 0.23963 |
1914 | 82 (-3 from 1913) | 1457 (+243 from 1913) | 0.21322 |
1913 | 79 (-5 from 1912) | 1214 (+108 from 1912) | 0.22639 |
1912 | 74 (-2 from 1911) | 1106 (+510 from 1911) | 0.24499 |
1911 | 72 (-12 from 1910) | 596 (+6 from 1910) | 0.24690 |
1910 | 60 (-1 from 1909) | 590 (+73 from 1909) | 0.28295 |
1909 | 59 (+3 from 1908) | 517 (+35 from 1908) | 0.29232 |
1908 | 62 (+1 from 1907) | 482 (+16 from 1907) | 0.28972 |
1907 | 63 (-6 from 1906) | 466 (+30 from 1906) | 0.29385 |
1906 | 57 (-3 from 1905) | 436 (-7 from 1905) | 0.30264 |
1905 | 54 (-1 from 1904) | 443 No change from 1904 | 0.30929 |
1904 | 53 (+4 from 1903) | 443 (+55 from 1903) | 0.31985 |
1903 | 57 (-7 from 1902) | 388 (-49 from 1902) | 0.30003 |
1902 | 50 (-1 from 1901) | 437 (+26 from 1901) | 0.32919 |
1901 | 49 (+1 from 1900) | 411 (-125 from 1900) | 0.35556 |
1900 | 50 (-3 from 1899) | 536 (+113 from 1899) | 0.33061 |
1899 | 47 No change from 1898 | 423 (-53 from 1898) | 0.36721 |
1898 | 47 (-9 from 1897) | 476 (-53 from 1897) | 0.36034 |
1897 | 38 (-3 from 1896) | 529 (-57 from 1896) | 0.43381 |
1896 | 35 No change from 1895 | 586 (+9 from 1895) | 0.45402 |
1895 | 35 (+3 from 1894) | 577 (+10 from 1894) | 0.45562 |
1894 | 38 (-2 from 1893) | 567 (+26 from 1893) | 0.45399 |
1893 | 36 (-1 from 1892) | 541 (-61 from 1892) | 0.44696 |
1892 | 35 No change from 1891 | 602 (+83 from 1891) | 0.45796 |
1891 | 35 (-2 from 1890) | 519 (-57 from 1890) | 0.47499 |
1890 | 33 (-2 from 1889) | 576 No change from 1889 | 0.48120 |
1889 | 31 (+1 from 1888) | 576 (-61 from 1888) | 0.48390 |
1888 | 32 (-6 from 1887) | 637 (+36 from 1887) | 0.49035 |
1887 | 26 (+3 from 1886) | 601 (-13 from 1886) | 0.54981 |
1886 | 29 (+2 from 1885) | 614 (+58 from 1885) | 0.51579 |
1885 | 31 (-4 from 1884) | 556 (-114 from 1884) | 0.47954 |
1884 | 27 (+1 from 1883) | 670 (+86 from 1883) | 0.54588 |
1883 | 28 (-2 from 1882) | 584 (-76 from 1882) | 0.51923 |
1882 | 26 (+1 from 1881) | 660 (+124 from 1881) | 0.54085 |
1881 | 27 (+1 from 1880) | 536 (-33 from 1880) | 0.49503 |
1880 | 28 First SSA data recorded | 569 First SSA data recorded | 0.48058 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Jesse
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
California (CA) | #1382021 | #1392022 | #1522023 |
Texas (TX)
Texas (TX) | #1502021 | #1662022 | #1992023 |
New York (NY)
New York (NY) | #2432021 | #2152022 | #2812023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
Pennsylvania (PA) | #2132021 | #1742022 | #2182023 |
North Carolina (NC)
North Carolina (NC) | #2152021 | #1752022 | #1922023 |
Illinois (IL)
Illinois (IL) | #2552021 | #2132022 | #2602023 |
Ohio (OH)
Ohio (OH) | #1932021 | #1892022 | #1802023 |
Florida (FL)
Florida (FL) | #2932021 | #2592022 | #2222023 |
Georgia (GA)
Georgia (GA) | #2672021 | #1872022 | #2102023 |
Michigan (MI)
Michigan (MI) | #2472021 | #1992022 | #1872023 |
Tennessee (TN)
Tennessee (TN) | #1732021 | #2052022 | #2212023 |
Missouri (MO)
Missouri (MO) | #2002021 | #1652022 | #1772023 |
Alabama (AL)
Alabama (AL) | #2082021 | #1542022 | #2002023 |
Virginia (VA)
Virginia (VA) | #2412021 | #1932022 | #1982023 |
Kentucky (KY)
Kentucky (KY) | #1762021 | #1562022 | #1942023 |
Washington (WA)
Washington (WA) | #1912021 | #2092022 | #2052023 |
Indiana (IN)
Indiana (IN) | #1952021 | #2512022 | #1652023 |
Minnesota (MN)
Minnesota (MN) | #2752021 | #3222022 | #4522023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
Oklahoma (OK) | #1422021 | #1702022 | #1572023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
Wisconsin (WI) | #2072021 | #2312022 | #2222023 |
Arizona (AZ)
Arizona (AZ) | #1232021 | #1442022 | #1702023 |
Louisiana (LA)
Louisiana (LA) | #2122021 | #2572022 | #2612023 |
Colorado (CO)
Colorado (CO) | #2002021 | #2072022 | #2342023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
New Jersey (NJ) | #3792021 | #2462022 | #2282023 |
South Carolina (SC)
South Carolina (SC) | #3002021 | #2322022 | #2412023 |
Arkansas (AR)
Arkansas (AR) | #1882021 | #2012022 | #1302023 |
Mississippi (MS)
Mississippi (MS) | #2192021 | #1612022 | #1602023 |
Oregon (OR)
Oregon (OR) | #2452021 | #1772022 | #1862023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
Massachusetts (MA) | #2342021 | #2482022 | #2212023 |
Maryland (MD)
Maryland (MD) | #2252021 | #2272022 | #2262023 |
Kansas (KS)
Kansas (KS) | #2452021 | #1732022 | #2432023 |
Iowa (IA)
Iowa (IA) | #2182021 | #2132022 | #2392023 |
Utah (UT)
Utah (UT) | #1642021 | #1732022 | #1492023 |
West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia (WV) | #1312021 | #1382022 | #3212023 |
New Mexico (NM)
New Mexico (NM) | #2312021 | #2132022 | #1392023 |
Nebraska (NE)
Nebraska (NE) | #2072021 | #2372022 | #1892023 |
Connecticut (CT)
Connecticut (CT) | #2432021 | #2742022 | #2972023 |
Nevada (NV)
Nevada (NV) | #1632021 | #2492022 | #1752023 |
Idaho (ID)
Idaho (ID) | #1682021 | #2242022 | #1422023 |
Montana (MT)
Montana (MT) | #1592021 | #1122022 | #1742023 |
South Dakota (SD)
South Dakota (SD) | #1232021 | #1472022 | #1042023 |
North Dakota (ND)
North Dakota (ND) | #1962020 | #1982021 | #2652023 |
Maine (ME)
Maine (ME) | #1692020 | #2152022 | #2462023 |
Hawaii (HI)
Hawaii (HI) | #1382017 | #1312020 | #1262022 |
District of Columbia (DC)
District of Columbia (DC) | #2672015 | #1102020 | #2382021 |
New Hampshire (NH)
New Hampshire (NH) | #2132020 | #2012022 | #2152023 |
Alaska (AK)
Alaska (AK) | #802020 | #972022 | #1132023 |
Wyoming (WY)
Wyoming (WY) | #1102017 | #1132021 | #922022 |
Rhode Island (RI)
Rhode Island (RI) | #2182019 | #2112020 | #1582023 |
Vermont (VT)
Vermont (VT) | #1362008 | #822009 | #1192016 |
Delaware (DE)
Delaware (DE) | #1652021 | #1502022 | #1992023 |
Popularity Rankings for Jesse in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Finland
Finland | #172010 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Other American Territories | #952008 | #552015 | #442018 |
Popularity in England and Wales
England and Wales | #692019 | #682020 | #642021 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
Australia (NSW) | #952012 | #982013 | #932014 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland | #2002021 | #1252022 | #1212023 |
Popularity in Ireland
Ireland | #2152021 | #1422022 | #1332023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
New Zealand | #1332021 | #1462022 | #1462023 |
Popularity in Canada
Canada | #2142021 | #2282022 | #1562023 |
Popularity in Belgium
Belgium | #1702014 | #1962016 | #1932017 |
Popularity in Scotland
Scotland | #2862021 | #1912022 | #2782023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
Quebec, Canada | #2542020 | #3982021 | #3202022 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico | #4122000 | #3972001 | #3582002 |
Popularity in Germany
Germany | #4252020 | #4412021 | #4892022 |
Popularity in Poland
Poland | #5942014 | #5562016 | #4422019 |
Popularity in Sweden
Sweden | #8752022 | #7072023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
Switzerland | #9102019 | #7152021 | #7592022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Jesse a Name for Boys or Girls?
Jesse is a name that works well for both boys and girls. Its soft yet strong sound has made it a favorite among parents seeking a versatile and timeless name for their child.