Boys' name · since 1982

Jesselee

77 babies named Jesselee in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

77
total births
1982–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade

Jesselee sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1982.

Jesselee has 77 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2009.

  • 77 total births
  • 1982–2009 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 47% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jesselee's 77 recorded births place it above 58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jesselee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jesselee splits its recorded history at 1991: 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 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jesselee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
456789 1982198419861991199320052009 5

Jesselee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Jesselee's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.

Jesselee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 36 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesselee?
Jesselee has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 8 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Jesselee most popular?
Jesselee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jesselee been used?
Jesselee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 28 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jesselee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jesselee's data

  • Jesselee's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (36 total births) through the 2000s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1982–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jesselee: Baby Name Since 1982 - 77 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jesselee. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jesselee 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 July 2026.