Boys' name · since 1973
Jese
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 462 babies named Jese, peaking in 2014. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,821 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 462
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jese is the #7821 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 462 recorded since 1973.
Jese has 462 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7821 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,264 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,821 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 462 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jese ranks #8,264 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,821 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 462 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,264 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,821 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 462
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jese's 462 recorded births place it above 81.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jese compares
462 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jese's all-time total is 25% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jese | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 462 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jese's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jese splits its recorded history at 2002: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jese popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jese by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (139 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Jese's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jese births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s
2010s
139 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 139 births (30% of all-time use).
Jese by state
Where Jese concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 33 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
33 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jese's data
- Jese's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (139 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jeses (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jese: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jese draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.