Jesse vs Jessie
Side-by-side comparison of Jesse and Jessie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Jesse | Jessie |
| Current Rank | #185 | #807 |
| Total Births (all years) | 432,428 | 170,036 |
| Peak Year | 1981 | 1918 |
| Peak Year Births | 10,443 | 3,591 |
| Peak Decade | 1980s | 1920s |
| Gender | Boy | Girl |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Jesse | Jessie |
| 1880s | 6,003 | 9,187 |
| 1890s | 5,396 | 11,870 |
| 1900s | 4,559 | 12,756 |
| 1910s | 16,293 | 27,834 |
| 1920s | 23,170 | 29,289 |
| 1930s | 18,930 | 17,248 |
| 1940s | 24,336 | 12,150 |
| 1950s | 26,655 | 7,653 |
| 1960s | 22,605 | 4,201 |
| 1970s | 44,886 | 4,410 |
| 1980s | 85,908 | 10,966 |
| 1990s | 73,791 | 10,142 |
| 2000s | 43,393 | 5,684 |
| 2010s | 24,903 | 4,513 |
| 2020s | 11,600 | 2,133 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Jesse | Jessie |
| 2014 | 2,469 | 508 |
| 2015 | 2,357 | 471 |
| 2016 | 2,310 | 460 |
| 2017 | 2,106 | 453 |
| 2018 | 2,146 | 449 |
| 2019 | 1,979 | 417 |
| 2020 | 1,887 | 388 |
| 2021 | 1,908 | 356 |
| 2022 | 1,979 | 356 |
| 2023 | 1,828 | 355 |
| 2024 | 1,996 | 348 |
| 2025 | 2,002 | 330 |