Jese vs Jesse

Side-by-side comparison of Jese and Jesse - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Jese

Boy name · Rank #9188

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #185

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Metric Jese Jesse
Current Rank #9188 #185
Total Births (all years) 462 432,428
Peak Year 2014 1981
Peak Year Births 33 10,443
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jese Jesse
1880s - 6,003
1890s - 5,396
1900s - 4,559
1910s - 16,293
1920s - 23,170
1930s - 18,930
1940s - 24,336
1950s - 26,655
1960s - 22,605
1970s 30 44,886
1980s 77 85,908
1990s 89 73,791
2000s 75 43,393
2010s 139 24,903
2020s 52 11,600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jese Jesse
2014 33 2,469
2015 24 2,357
2016 19 2,310
2017 16 2,106
2018 7 2,146
2019 11 1,979
2020 12 1,887
2021 6 1,908
2022 10 1,979
2023 6 1,828
2024 8 1,996
2025 10 2,002

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1973–2025.

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