Jesse has been given to about 444,920 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Jesse ranks 184th among American boys in 2025, with 2,074 born that year. Its best year was 1981, when 10,823 babies were given the name, ranking 37th. The typical living American called Jesse is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.26% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.