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 #185

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Name B

Jess

Boy name · Rank #4571

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jesse Jess
2014 2,469 32
2015 2,357 35
2016 2,310 30
2017 2,106 22
2018 2,146 33
2019 1,979 23
2020 1,887 22
2021 1,908 25
2022 1,979 17
2023 1,828 25
2024 1,996 22
2025 2,002 18

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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