Over the past 110 years, 7 437 girls and 403 324 boys have been named Jesse. The name Jesse ranks 1531th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Jesse in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Jesse came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.