Jessen vs Jesse

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

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Jessen

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Name B

Jesse

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Metric Jessen Jesse
Current Rank Unranked #185
Total Births (all years) 365 432,428
Peak Year 2002 1981
Peak Year Births 16 10,443
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1976 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jessen Jesse
1880s - 6,003
1890s - 5,396
1900s - 4,559
1910s - 16,293
1920s - 23,170
1930s - 18,930
1940s - 24,336
1950s - 26,655
1960s - 22,605
1970s 16 44,886
1980s 61 85,908
1990s 57 73,791
2000s 117 43,393
2010s 92 24,903
2020s 22 11,600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jessen Jesse
2014 12 2,469
2015 14 2,357
2016 9 2,310
2017 6 2,106
2018 7 2,146
2019 5 1,979
2020 6 1,887
2021 6 1,908
2022 5 1,979
2023 - 1,828
2024 - 1,996
2025 5 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, 1976–2025.

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