Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Jesse

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Wealthy
God exists, wealthy
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Jesse

Pronunciation

j(es)-se

Famous People

Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Actor Jesse Eisenberg, Outlaw Jesse James, Politician Jesse Jackson, Athlete Jesse Owens

Celebrity Babies

Son of Bob Dylan, Son of Jon Bon Jovi, Son of Patti Smith, Son of James Brolin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #37, 10,448 births); most recent 2025 (rank #184, 2,002 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #517, 380 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2458, 72 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,00272
20241,98073
20231,82372
20221,97552
20211,90569
20201,88564
20191,97859
20182,14482
20172,10576
20162,30967

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #51, 980 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #965, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20259809
20249764
20239186
20228827
202192913
202084113
201985913
201886111
201775016
201672314

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1986 (rank #394, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1699, 17 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3944, 4 births); most recent 2020 (rank #5359, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
202317–
202217–
202116–
2020193
201923–
201820–
201723–
201617–
2015313
201421–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #131, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #140, 38 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #576, 4 births); most recent 2018 (rank #872, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202538–
202428–
202342–
202242–
202123–
202025–
201925–
2018323
201724–
201625–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #191, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #226, 18 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #760, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202518–
202413–
202313–
2022233
202114–
202013–
201911–
20187–
20177–
20164–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #99, 24 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #363, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202524–
202423–
202320–
202220–
202111–
202014–
201914–
201817–
201720–
201620–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1990 (rank #21, 217 births); most recent 2023 (rank #157, 22 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #254, 14 births); most recent 2009 (rank #554, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202322–
202223–
202127–
202018–
201918–
201824–
201726–
201626–
201526–
201429–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence