Jesse

Meaning: Possibly he will see
Origin: Hebrew — Variant of Jessie

Girl's name · #2471 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

3% girls · 97% boys — About 97% of babies named Jesse in recent years have been boys. Jesse →

Popularity over time

Jesse's best rank, #518, came in 1981; it has settled back to #2471 today. Roughly 12,000 girls have been named Jesse since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,788 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,906 in Ecuador (2025) · #14,374 in Italy (2023) · #760 in Scotland (2022) · #3,228 in Canada (2022) · #5,266 in France (2020) · #896 in Ireland (2018) · #363 in N. Ireland (2011) · #283 in New Zealand (2004).

Famous Jesses

Jesse Jo Stark — American singer-songwriter (born 1991)
Jesse James Keitel — American actress, writer, and artist (born 1990)
Jesse Draper — American venture capitalist and TV host (born 1986)
Jesse Randhawa — Indian model (born 1975)
Jesse Smith — American musician and environmental activist (born 1987)

In stories & tradition

Jesse Chambers — DC Comics superhero
Jesse Reeves — The Vampire Chronicles (Bible)
Jesse Faden — Control (video game)

What Jesses become

Among 1,712 notable people named Jesse:

Sports figures appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jesse February, South African chess player (born 1997).

Similar names: Jessa · Alyse · Jessi · Therese · Jacklyn · Jenny

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