Jesse Unisex

Popularity: #179 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Jesse

Jesse Jackson is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister known for his work in the civil rights movement.

Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.

Jesse Metcalfe is an American actor known for his role in the television series 'Desperate Housewives'.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor recognized for his role in the television series 'Modern Family'.

Fictional characters named Jesse

Jesse Pinkman is a character from the television series 'Breaking Bad', known for his partnership with Walter White.

Jesse McCoy is a character in the animated series 'Pokemon', known for his role as a member of Team Rocket.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Jesse was first seen in the United States in 1880. Jesse has ranked as high as #66 nationally, which occurred in 1981, and has been most popular in California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. In the past 5 years the name Jesse has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Jesse (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
CA	270	14%
TX	261	14%
NY	88	5%
FL	85	5%
OH	83	4%
PA	73	4%
NC	70	4%
GA	66	4%
WA	55	3%
IL	54	3%
UT	50	3%
AZ	49	3%
TN	49	3%
VA	45	2%
MO	44	2%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	569
1881	536
1882	660
1883	584
1884	670
1885	556
1886	614
1887	601
1888	637
1889	576
1890	576
1891	519
1892	602
1893	541
1894	567
1895	577
1896	586
1897	529
1898	476
1899	423
1900	536
1901	411
1902	437
1903	388
1904	443
1905	443
1906	436
1907	466
1908	482
1909	517
1910	590
1911	596
1912	1,106
1913	1,214
1914	1,457
1915	2,111
1916	2,230
1917	2,200
1918	2,433
1919	2,356
1920	2,420
1921	2,486
1922	2,395
1923	2,387
1924	2,292
1925	2,373
1926	2,298
1927	2,318
1928	2,171
1929	2,030
1930	2,035
1931	1,895
1932	1,863
1933	1,804
1934	1,853
1935	1,866
1936	1,827
1937	1,864
1938	1,912
1939	2,010
1940	2,205
1941	2,184
1942	2,397
1943	2,425
1944	2,311
1945	2,187
1946	2,467
1947	2,751
1948	2,705
1949	2,704
1950	2,607
1951	2,670
1952	2,721
1953	2,818
1954	2,760
1955	2,786
1956	2,626
1957	2,737
1958	2,489
1959	2,440
1960	2,375
1961	2,305
1962	2,273
1963	2,229
1964	2,185
1965	2,212
1966	2,316
1967	2,186
1968	2,146
1969	2,378
1970	2,768
1971	3,003
1972	3,226
1973	3,442
1974	4,106
1975	4,436
1976	5,301
1977	5,823
1978	6,107
1979	6,680
1980	8,376
1981	10,444
1982	9,504
1983	8,469
1984	7,609
1985	8,222
1986	8,542
1987	7,982
1988	7,912
1989	8,855
1990	8,977
1991	8,368
1992	8,562
1993	8,263
1994	8,682
1995	7,495
1996	7,075
1997	5,920
1998	5,444
1999	5,004
2000	4,485
2001	4,222
2002	4,431
2003	4,606
2004	4,760
2005	4,746
2006	4,370
2007	4,130
2008	3,954
2009	3,685
2010	3,278
2011	2,973
2012	2,711
2013	2,569
2014	2,469
2015	2,357
2016	2,309
2017	2,105
2018	2,144
2019	1,978
2020	1,885
2021	1,905
2022	1,975
2023	1,823
2024	1,980