Jeshua vs Jesse

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

Name A

Jeshua

Boy name · Rank #2456

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #185

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Metric Jeshua Jesse
Current Rank #2456 #185
Total Births (all years) 2,623 432,428
Peak Year 2007 1981
Peak Year Births 165 10,443
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jeshua 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 87 44,886
1980s 188 85,908
1990s 278 73,791
2000s 1,026 43,393
2010s 789 24,903
2020s 255 11,600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jeshua Jesse
2014 93 2,469
2015 60 2,357
2016 75 2,310
2017 61 2,106
2018 52 2,146
2019 36 1,979
2020 38 1,887
2021 26 1,908
2022 35 1,979
2023 49 1,828
2024 56 1,996
2025 51 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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