Jesse Name Popularity

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How popular is Jesse?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Jesse, ranked the 185th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Jesse has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #26 was reached for the first time in 1882 and as recently as 1887.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1981 with 10,451 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Jesse was 388 in 1903.

Jesse, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1911-1916, 1937-1940, 1944-1947, and 1967-1981, whereas 1994-2000, and 2004-2013 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Jesse has steadily decreased in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Jesse lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Jesse?

Jesse's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Jesse is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Jesse (Girl)		Jesse (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		81	2,245	2,126	185
2017		75	2,404	2,087	186
2016		66	2,648	2,294	174
2015		65	2,719	2,345	178
2014		72	2,494	2,459	172
2013		70	2,541	2,561	156
2012		79	2,362	2,704	150
2011		81	2,308	2,968	140
2010		108	1,879	3,273	124
2009		107	1,949	3,675	112
2008		120	1,810	3,947	110
2007		117	1,817	4,126	107
2006		122	1,712	4,366	102
2005		173	1,295	4,744	89
2004		181	1,226	4,759	94
2003		172	1,230	4,601	94
2002		190	1,108	4,430	90
2001		195	1,087	4,220	90
2000		282	807	4,483	90
1999		355	651	5,003	82
1998		271	792	5,441	70
1997		263	792	5,918	63
1996		289	725	7,074	51
1995		367	608	7,494	46
1994		357	621	8,682	45
1993		336	662	8,262	48
1992		312	694	8,560	50
1991		338	651	8,365	51
1990		347	648	8,982	48
1989		314	653	8,855	50
1988		318	624	7,908	55
1987		322	605	7,982	55
1986		353	565	8,542	48
1985		279	654	8,218	51
1984		287	621	7,605	50
1983		257	670	8,471	46
1982		308	591	9,505	43
1981		380	518	10,451	37
1980		292	625	8,382	45
1979		227	730	6,684	50
1978		190	790	6,109	51
1977		163	882	5,821	55
1976		136	944	5,304	55
1975		118	1,025	4,434	64
1974		82	1,303	4,104	67
1973		61	1,531	3,448	75
1972		52	1,704	3,227	88
1971		51	1,761	3,006	107
1970		52	1,741	2,769	119
1969		51	1,694	2,379	128
1968		28	2,319	2,150	134
1967		30	2,185	2,185	135
1966		39	1,838	2,314	132
1965		22	2,635	2,213	139
1964		30	2,216	2,188	151
1963		31	2,151	2,231	149
1962		29	2,231	2,275	149
1961		36	1,932	2,302	150
1960		34	1,962	2,377	150
1959		15	3,163	2,434	143
1958		21	2,535	2,486	142
1957		24	2,311	2,738	133
1956		26	2,172	2,621	126
1955		25	2,186	2,781	122
1954		26	2,099	2,759	119
1953		28	1,945	2,820	114
1952		36	1,623	2,727	112
1951		37	1,565	2,669	115
1950		28	1,808	2,608	114
1949		20	2,241	2,705	110
1948		21	2,153	2,702	108
1947		27	1,880	2,753	107
1946		14	2,670	2,466	109
1945		21	1,852	2,187	104
1944		22	1,826	2,309	102
1943		24	1,765	2,427	105
1942		24	1,730	2,393	100
1941		17	2,049	2,187	99
1940		25	1,565	2,206	93
1939		27	1,445	2,009	99
1938		29	1,396	1,909	107
1937		19	1,813	1,867	102
1936		19	1,766	1,825	104
1935		29	1,369	1,866	104
1934		23	1,574	1,853	102
1933		24	1,531	1,804	100
1932		31	1,333	1,862	99
1931		35	1,235	1,897	97
1930		28	1,481	2,035	94
1929		42	1,142	2,029	94
1928		41	1,195	2,171	91
1927		45	1,147	2,318	89
1926		53	1,027	2,297	87
1925		52	1,057	2,374	85
1924		55	1,053	2,290	86
1923		36	1,314	2,388	83
1922		35	1,351	2,395	81
1921		45	1,140	2,486	77
1920		36	1,294	2,420	79
1919		48	1,046	2,356	77
1918		56	962	2,433	78
1917		25	1,532	2,200	79
1916		31	1,315	2,230	77
1915		43	1,019	2,111	77
1914		26	1,211	1,457	82
1913		31	970	1,214	79
1912		27	990	1,106	74
1911		16	1,141	596	72
1910		11	1,468	590	60
1909		18	979	517	59
1908		8	1,610	482	62
1907		10	1,340	466	63
1906		15	983	436	57
1905		23	769	443	54
1904		12	1,076	443	53
1903		16	879	388	57
1902		15	920	437	50
1901		13	939	411	49
1900		10	1,267	536	50
1899		17	800	423	47
1898		15	900	476	47
1897		10	1,066	529	38
1896		15	857	586	35
1895		11	1,016	577	35
1894		11	976	567	38
1893		12	880	541	36
1892		14	812	602	35
1891		11	865	519	35
1890		10	902	576	33
1889		14	704	576	31
1888		12	769	637	32
1887		10	764	601	26
1886		6	1,034	614	30
1885		15	564	556	31
1884		14	571	670	27
1883		6	865	584	28
1882		5	969	660	26
1881		5	880	536	27
1880		5	877	569	28

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.