Jester vs Jesse

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

Name A

Jester

Boy name

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Name B

Jesse

Boy name · Rank #187

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Jester Jesse
Current Rank Unranked #187
Total Births (all years) 66 430,392
Peak Year 1920 1981
Peak Year Births 7 10,444
Peak Decade 1920ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jester Jesse
1880ss — 6,003
1890ss — 5,396
1900ss — 4,559
1910ss 11 16,293
1920ss 18 23,170
1930ss 5 18,929
1940ss — 24,336
1950ss 6 26,654
1960ss — 22,605
1970ss — 44,892
1980ss 6 85,915
1990ss 5 73,790
2000ss 10 43,389
2010ss 5 24,893
2020ss — 9,568

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jester Jesse
2014 — 2,469
2015 — 2,357
2016 5 2,309
2017 — 2,105
2018 — 2,144
2019 — 1,978
2020 — 1,885
2021 — 1,905
2022 — 1,975
2023 — 1,823
2024 — 1,980

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, 1916–2016.

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