Jesse

Hebrew

"God exists"

Jesse Origin and Meaning

The name Jesse is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God exists".

King David's father turned 1980s cowboy, Jesse is now down in popularity but still a Biblical classic, ranking in the US Top 1000 for its entire history. The name is associated with a wide variety of bearers, from outlaw Jesse James to Olympic athlete Jesse Owens to activist Jesse Jackson to current actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Eisenberg. The spelling Jesse is more usual as a boys' name while Jessie is more traditional for girls.

Jesse Rank in US Top 1000

# 203 in the US

Jesse Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 154 on Nameberry

Jesse Popularity

• 203 US 2023
• 154 Nameberry 2024
• 59 England 2023
• 195 Scotland 2022
• 94 Australia 2016
• 95 New Zealand 2015
• 318 Germany 2016
• 25 Netherlands 2023

20 Names Similar to Jesse

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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

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”