Recorded 1980–2017 Boys' name Peak 2006 98 births

Jesson — boys' name

98 babies named Jesson in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s201990s142000s402010s24

The verdict

98 boys have been named Jesson since 1980, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

98
total births
1980–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jesson was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Jesson in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jesson

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Jesson between 1980 and 2017, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jesson currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jesson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jesson shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jesson in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 98 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jesson at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

98

Since 1980

38 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1980

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jesson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1980

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 20172011200920062001199019811980 7

Jesson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
40 births that decade — 41% of Jesson's all-time total
1980s201990s142000s402010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jesson?
98 babies have been named Jesson since 1980. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Jesson most popular?
Jesson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Jesson been used?
Jesson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 38 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jesson?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.