How Many People Are Named Jessee?
An estimated 1,560 people in the United States have the first name Jessee. It is used for both genders, with 84.0% male. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jessee peaked in popularity in 1990 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jessee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jessee paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,560
About 1 in 219,714 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1990
72 births
Total Registered
1,958
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jessee
Jessee is predominantly male (84.0%), though 313 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jessee as a male name
Ranked #10,283 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1990 (55 births)
Jessee as a female name
Ranked #16,287 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (17 births)
Jessee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jessee span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 519 babies were registered. Jessee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jessee by Decade
How has Jessee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jessee by State
Birth registrations for Jessee span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Tennessee, Virginia. The lowest are in Missouri, Florida, Virginia. On average, about 41 Jessees were registered per state.
Jessee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jessee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jessee
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jessee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jessee?
We estimate approximately 1,560 people named Jessee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 219,714 Americans share this first name.
Is Jessee a common name?
Jessee is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,958 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jessee most popular?
Jessee reached peak popularity in 1990, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jessee is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jessee a male name?
Jessee is predominantly male. 84.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jessee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jessee Smith, Jessee Johnson, Jessee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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