Jesse

Hebrew

"God exists"

The name Jesse is currently ranked #187 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #26 in 1882. The name is most popular in JESSE, JESSE, and JESSE. Jesse is occasionally used for girls in 2024.

Jesse Rank in US Top 1000

# 187 in the US

Jesse Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 267 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Jesse

• 187 US 2024
• 267 Nameberry 2026
• 54 England 2024
• 195 scotland 2022
• 94 Australia 2016
• 95 New Zealand 2015
• 318 Germany 2016
• 38 Netherlands 2025

20 Names Similar to Jesse

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Jesse.

• Joel
• Scott
• Seth
• Jamie
• Nate
• Dean
• Spencer
• Marshall
• Kenneth
• Russell
• Ivan
• Jonas
• Keith
• Travis
• Colin
• Troy
• Noel
• Ray
• Zeke
• Curtis

Famous People Named Jesse

• Jesse Lee Soffer American actor
• Jesse Biblical father of King David, "The Jesse Tree"
• James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens American Olympic athlete and civil rights icon
• Jesse Gordon Spencer Australian actor
• Jesse Louis Jackson Sr., American civil rights activist and politician
• Jesse Woodson James American outlaw
• Jesse Ventura (born James George Janos) American politician; former governor of Minnesota; actor, author, pro wrestler
• Jesse Louis Lasky American movie producer
• Jesse McCartney American singer/actor
• Jesse Adam Eisenberg American actor
• J. Wesley "Jesse" Williams American actor
• Jesse Eden Metcalfe American actor
• Jesse Bradford American actor
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson American actor
• Jesse Royal Carmichael keyboardist with band Maroon 5
• Jesse James American TV personality and creator of motorcycles
• Jesse Weaver Jr. aka Schoolly D American rapper
• Jesse Levine American,Canadian tennis player
• Jesse Huta Galung Dutch tennis player
• Jesse Alexander Helms Jr., U.S. Senator from North Carolina
• Jesse Moss Canadian Actor
• Jesse Lanier Cooper son of actress Marianne Leone Cooper
• Jesse James Wood English Musician and son of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood
• Jesse Plemons American actor
• Jesse "Dr." Blum American musician of band MisterWives
• Jesse Lamont Martin (b. Watkins) American actor and singer
• Jesse Jameson Ortiz (b. 2009) son of American actress Jenna Jameson
• Jesse Lingard English footballer for Manchester United

The name Jesse in Pop Culture

• Jesse Blackthorn a Cassandra Clare character from The Shadowhunters Chronicles
• Jesse Katsopolis character on "Full House"
• Jesse Wallace character in the "Before Sunrise" films
• Jesse Thierry character in the novel "Out of the Easy"
• Jesse Bruce Pinkman character on TV's "Breaking Bad"
• Jesse Swanson character in the movie "Pitch Perfect"
• Jesse St. James character on TV's "Glee"
• Jesse Fitzgerald character in Jodi Picoult's novel "My Sister's Keeper"
• Jesse Kinsella character on television series "Hart of Dixie"
• Jesse Custer character in DC Universe's "Preacher"
• Jesse character from "My Babysitter's a Vampire"
• "Celeste and Jesse Forever " 2012 American film
• Jesse McKay character in 1991 Nancy Drew novel "The Secret at Seven Rocks"
• Jesse Aarons character in the book "Bridge to Terabithia"
• Jesse character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"
• Jesse character in animated series "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
• Jesse Sallander senior nurse on "Code Black"
• Jesse McCree character from the video game "Overwatch"
• Jesse Tuck character in the book, movie, and musical "Tuck Everlasting"
• Jesse Cosay main character in the animated series “Infinity Train”