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 #4571

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #185

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Metric Jess Jesse
Current Rank #4571 #185
Total Births (all years) 25,063 432,428
Peak Year 1915 1981
Peak Year Births 577 10,443
Peak Decade 1910s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jess Jesse
1880s 1,182 6,003
1890s 1,013 5,396
1900s 897 4,559
1910s 2,974 16,293
1920s 2,653 23,170
1930s 1,699 18,930
1940s 1,998 24,336
1950s 2,447 26,655
1960s 2,315 22,605
1970s 2,781 44,886
1980s 2,565 85,908
1990s 1,424 73,791
2000s 681 43,393
2010s 305 24,903
2020s 129 11,600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jess Jesse
2014 32 2,469
2015 35 2,357
2016 30 2,310
2017 22 2,106
2018 33 2,146
2019 23 1,979
2020 22 1,887
2021 25 1,908
2022 17 1,979
2023 25 1,828
2024 22 1,996
2025 18 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, 1880–2025.

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