Jesse vs Jess

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

Name A

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #187

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Name B

Jess

Boy name · Rank #4553

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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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