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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,002 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 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Jesse peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 10,443 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 2025.

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	8374	0.47
1981	10443	0.58
1982	9504	0.52
1983	8469	0.47
1984	7606	0.42
1985	8221	0.45
1986	8542	0.46
1987	7982	0.43
1988	7914	0.41
1989	8853	0.44
1990	8977	0.44
1991	8367	0.41
1992	8563	0.43
1993	8263	0.42
1994	8683	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	4761	0.24
2005	4746	0.24
2006	4370	0.21
2007	4130	0.20
2008	3954	0.19
2009	3688	0.19
2010	3280	0.17
2011	2973	0.16
2012	2712	0.14
2013	2571	0.14
2014	2469	0.13
2015	2357	0.12
2016	2310	0.12
2017	2106	0.11
2018	2146	0.12
2019	1979	0.11
2020	1887	0.11
2021	1908	0.11
2022	1979	0.11
2023	1828	0.11
2024	1996	0.12
2025	2002	0.12