Jesse
Usage of Jesse in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Jesse against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Jesse is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Jesse is a Hebrew name usually read as “God exists.” Jesse is also glossed as “gift,” “God’s gift,” or “wealthy.” In the Bible, Jesse of Bethlehem was the father of King David and an ancestor of Jesus, often shown in art as the Tree of Jesse. Jesse calls to mind individualists like Jesse Jackson, Jesse James, and Jesse Owens, the sprinter who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics under Hitler’s gaze.
Jesse in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,002 boys were named Jesse, making it the #184 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 432,428 boys have been named Jesse, with the most (10,443) in 1981. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Montana and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Jesse
There are 11 towns and villages with Jesse in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 4🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇳🇬 Nigeria 2🇱🇷 Liberia 1🇵🇰 Pakistan 1🇿🇲 Zambia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| East Jesse | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Idedaka-Jesse | Delta, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Jesse | Delta, 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – | Map |
| Jesse | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jesse | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Jesse Sambwa | Central Province, 🇿🇲 Zambia | – | Map |
| Jesse Town | Montserrado County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Jessé Guimarães | Pará, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Goth Jesse Ji Dhani | Sindh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – | Map |
| Jesse James Mobile Home Park | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Jesse
There are 20 lakes and reservoirs with Jesse in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 15🇨🇦 Canada 5
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| Jesse Bog | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jesse Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jesse Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Jesse Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jesse Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jesse Lake | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Jesse Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Jesse | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Jesse | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Jesse | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Jesse songs
11 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Jesse in their title. The best known:
- Just Like Jesse James – Cher (1989)
- Virga Jesse – Anton Bruckner
- Jesse – Carly Simon (1980)
- Jesse Hold On – B*Witched (1999)
- Jesse James – Bruce Springsteen
- Jesse James – Clay Walker (2012)
- Blaze featuring Blaise, Ice Prince and Jesse jagz – Jesse Jagz (2009)
- Jesse Swag – Jesse Jagz (2010)
- Represent featuring Brymo, Ice Prince and Jesse Jagz – Ice Prince (2010)
- SHOOT OF JESSE
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Jesse
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Jesse.
Jesse Aliganga
Jesse Ball
Jesse Barfield
Jesse Bering
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Fictional characters named Jesse
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Jesse as a pet name
FurryName has found 442 dogs named Jesse in public pet registers, making it the #334 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (18), Surf Coast Shire (6), Tacoma (3). Jesse as a dog name →
FurryName has found 11 cats named Jesse in public pet registers, making it the #1,178 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (7), Surf Coast Shire (2), Vancouver (1). Jesse as a cat name →
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