Unisex name · since 1880
Jessee
Jessee has 1,645 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,645
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessee is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,645 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessee has been recorded 1,645 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2022.
- #3,727 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,645 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jessee ranks #3,727 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,645 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,727 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,645
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jessee's 1,645 recorded births place it above 91.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jessee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jessee's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jessee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2022
- Peak year (1990)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Jessee popularity over time - girls
313 total births recorded since 1925 (Jessee as girls' name)
Jessee by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (397 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Jessee's strongest decade.
397 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jessee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 76
1910s
76 births
- 1920s 136
1920s
136 births
- 1930s 68
1930s
68 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 84
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1970s 150
1970s
150 births
- 1980s
1980s
308 births
- 1990s
1990s
397 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s 82
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 397 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jessee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jessee's total volume
Jessee by state
Where Jessee concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 93 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 64 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 37 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.3% |
93 of 1,645 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jessee's data
- Jessee's decade-level peak was the 1990s (397 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jessees (93 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 Jessee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1880–2022 (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 Jessee 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.