The baby name Jesse appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1981 with 10,862 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Jesse has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 745 |
| 1911 | 731 |
| 1912 | 1,401 |
| 1913 | 12 |
| 1913 | 1,375 |
| 1914 | 14 |
| 1914 | 1,718 |
| 1915 | 7 |
| 1915 | 2,504 |
| 1916 | 2,894 |
| 1917 | 3,090 |
| 1918 | 14 |
| 1918 | 3,440 |
| 1919 | 21 |
| 1919 | 3,295 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1920 | 3,376 |
| 1921 | 17 |
| 1921 | 3,467 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1922 | 3,308 |
| 1923 | 3,305 |
| 1924 | 17 |
| 1924 | 3,158 |
| 1925 | 14 |
| 1925 | 3,197 |
| 1926 | 9 |
| 1926 | 3,323 |
| 1927 | 40 |
| 1927 | 3,135 |
| 1928 | 18 |
| 1928 | 3,001 |
| 1929 | 10 |
| 1929 | 2,688 |
| 1930 | 3,098 |
| 1931 | 10 |
| 1931 | 2,801 |
| 1932 | 10 |
| 1932 | 2,068 |
| 1933 | 10 |
| 1933 | 2,192 |
| 1934 | 5 |
| 1934 | 2,267 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1935 | 2,203 |
| 1936 | 2,190 |
| 1937 | 2,266 |
| 1938 | 12 |
| 1938 | 2,094 |
| 1939 | 2,212 |
| 1940 | 7 |
| 1940 | 2,990 |
| 1941 | 2,975 |
| 1942 | 3,026 |
| 1943 | 3,122 |
| 1944 | 2,882 |
| 1945 | 2,778 |
| 1946 | 2,933 |
| 1947 | 3,377 |
| 1948 | 4,291 |
| 1949 | 3,448 |
| 1950 | 3,336 |
| 1951 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2,896 |
| 1952 | 2,750 |
| 1953 | 5 |
| 1953 | 3,341 |
| 1954 | 2,767 |
| 1955 | 7 |
| 1955 | 4,333 |
| 1956 | 4,003 |
| 1957 | 7 |
| 1957 | 3,675 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1958 | 3,401 |
| 1959 | 3,098 |
| 1960 | 3,066 |
| 1961 | 2,501 |
| 1962 | 2,983 |
| 1963 | 2,988 |
| 1964 | 2,802 |
| 1965 | 2,966 |
| 1966 | 2,941 |
| 1967 | 2,675 |
| 1968 | 2,660 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1969 | 2,948 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1970 | 2,946 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1971 | 3,134 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1972 | 3,405 |
| 1973 | 3,665 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1974 | 4,339 |
| 1975 | 40 |
| 1975 | 4,647 |
| 1976 | 62 |
| 1976 | 5,664 |
| 1977 | 107 |
| 1977 | 6,841 |
| 1978 | 121 |
| 1978 | 6,688 |
| 1979 | 174 |
| 1979 | 7,417 |
| 1980 | 230 |
| 1980 | 9,367 |
| 1981 | 356 |
| 1981 | 10,862 |
| 1982 | 245 |
| 1982 | 9,719 |
| 1983 | 198 |
| 1983 | 9,049 |
| 1984 | 263 |
| 1984 | 7,788 |
| 1985 | 255 |
| 1985 | 8,009 |
| 1986 | 353 |
| 1986 | 9,779 |
| 1987 | 341 |
| 1987 | 8,187 |
| 1988 | 329 |
| 1988 | 7,968 |
| 1989 | 274 |
| 1989 | 9,025 |
| 1990 | 299 |
| 1990 | 8,874 |
| 1991 | 356 |
| 1991 | 8,347 |
| 1992 | 305 |
| 1992 | 9,062 |
| 1993 | 312 |
| 1993 | 8,929 |
| 1994 | 374 |
| 1994 | 9,703 |
| 1995 | 354 |
| 1995 | 8,141 |
| 1996 | 238 |
| 1996 | 7,480 |
| 1997 | 258 |
| 1997 | 5,972 |
| 1998 | 244 |
| 1998 | 5,608 |
| 1999 | 324 |
| 1999 | 5,143 |
| 2000 | 259 |
| 2000 | 4,465 |
| 2001 | 132 |
| 2001 | 4,141 |
| 2002 | 123 |
| 2002 | 4,285 |
| 2003 | 89 |
| 2003 | 4,440 |
| 2004 | 139 |
| 2004 | 4,687 |
| 2005 | 134 |
| 2005 | 4,990 |
| 2006 | 72 |
| 2006 | 4,656 |
| 2007 | 52 |
| 2007 | 3,921 |
| 2008 | 50 |
| 2008 | 4,021 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2009 | 3,696 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2010 | 3,279 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2011 | 3,004 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2012 | 3,003 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2,879 |
| 2014 | 2,495 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2,857 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2016 | 2,812 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2017 | 2,413 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2018 | 2,397 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2,246 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2020 | 1,765 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2021 | 1,987 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2,093 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2023 | 1,850 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2024 | 2,041 |