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Jesse

Boy Hebrew #2471 in 2023

Jesse is a boy name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Jesse

The son of Obed and the father of king David. From Ἰεσσαί, from יִשַׁי.

Popularity of Jesse

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,895 births in 2023

1880 2023

428,412 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1981

10,824 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.