Jessiah vs Jesse

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

Name A

Jessiah

Boy name · Rank #1648

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #185

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Metric Jessiah Jesse
Current Rank #1648 #185
Total Births (all years) 2,285 432,428
Peak Year 2020 1981
Peak Year Births 144 10,443
Peak Decade 2010s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jessiah 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 6 44,886
1980s 28 85,908
1990s 102 73,791
2000s 445 43,393
2010s 1,000 24,903
2020s 704 11,600

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jessiah Jesse
2014 104 2,469
2015 117 2,357
2016 97 2,310
2017 132 2,106
2018 138 2,146
2019 116 1,979
2020 144 1,887
2021 143 1,908
2022 130 1,979
2023 96 1,828
2024 103 1,996
2025 88 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, 1978–2025.

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