Jess vs Jesse

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

Name A

Jess

Boy name · Rank #4553

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #187

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Metric Jess Jesse
Current Rank #4553 #187
Total Births (all years) 25,045 430,392
Peak Year 1915 1981
Peak Year Births 577 10,444
Peak Decade 1910ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jess Jesse
1880ss 1,182 6,003
1890ss 1,013 5,396
1900ss 897 4,559
1910ss 2,974 16,293
1920ss 2,653 23,170
1930ss 1,699 18,929
1940ss 1,998 24,336
1950ss 2,447 26,654
1960ss 2,315 22,605
1970ss 2,781 44,892
1980ss 2,565 85,915
1990ss 1,424 73,790
2000ss 681 43,389
2010ss 305 24,893
2020ss 111 9,568

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jess Jesse
2014 32 2,469
2015 35 2,357
2016 30 2,309
2017 22 2,105
2018 33 2,144
2019 23 1,978
2020 22 1,885
2021 25 1,905
2022 17 1,975
2023 25 1,823
2024 22 1,980

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, 1880–2024.

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