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 [ 2 syll. jes-se, je-sse ] The boy name Jesse is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHEHSiy KEY. Jesse is used predominantly in the English and German languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name: The name's meaning is God's gift. Yishay (Hebrew) is an old form of Jesse. The name was borne in the Bible by the father of King David, of whom Jesus was a descendant. The name was commonly adopted by English Puritans in the 18th century. It is currently more popular in the USA than elsewhere. The name was also known from the notorious US outlaw of the Wild West, Jesse James (1847-1882). Ieke (Hawaiian), Ieki (Hawaiian), Isai (English), Jessa (English), and Yishai (Hebrew) are variants of Jesse. Jessie (English pet form), Jess (English short form), and Jessy (English and German variant spelling) are other forms of Jesse. Jesse is a classic favorite. Today it is still a popular baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1981, 0.561% of baby boys were given the name Jesse. It ranked at #37 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.181% and its ranking #110, but it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2008, 8 times more boys were named Jesse than the next most popular name, Jessie (English). In the past century Jesse has mostly been a boy name. In 2000, the name Jesse was given to 15 times as many boys than girls. Baby names that sound like Jesse include Jessie (English), Jessy (English and German), Jacee (English), Jacey (English), Jaci (English), Jacie (English), Jackey (English), Jacki (English), Jackie (English), Jacky (English), Jacy (English), Jagu (Breton), Jahi (Swahili), Jaja (Igbo), Jakie (English), Jascha (Russian), Jasha (Russian), Jay-Jay (English), Jaya (Indian), and Jaycee (English). Details of famous persons named Jesse: KEY: Pronunciation for Jesse: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
