Jesse

Jesse \jes-se, je-sse\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Jesse is sometimes used as a girl name name popularity. Its pronunciation is JHEHSiy (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jesse: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 7 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 8 names

What is the origin of Jesse?

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). The name name Jessalyn (English) is the female version of Jesse. Jesse has 22 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English include name Isai origin, short names for Jese, baby name Jesee, Jesi definition, Jesiah definition, Jesmar definition, Jesmarr meaning, Jessa definition, what does the name Jessamine mean, baby name Jessamyne, name Jessee meaning, Jessey meaning of name, what does the name Jessi mean, Jessica name popularity, Jessmar meaning, and baby name Jessmarr. The short form Jess meaning of name, the diminutive form baby name Jessie, and the variant spelling Jessy name (used in German as well) are other English forms. name Ieke (Hawaiian), name Ieki (Hawaiian), and Yishai name (Hebrew) are foreign variants 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 2010, its usage was 0.159% and its ranking #124, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, 8 times more boys were named Jesse than the next most popular name, name Jessie meaning. In the past century Jesse has mostly been a baby boy name. In 2000, the name Jesse was given to 15 times as many baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Jesse:

• Actor Don Knotts, born Jesse Donald Knotts, 21 July 1924 - 24 February 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Politician Jesse Jackson, born 8 October 1941, Greenville, South Carolina
• Pop Musician Jesse McCartney, born 9 April 1987, New York, New York
• Runner Jesse Owens, born James Cleveland Owens, 12 September 1913 - 31 March 1980, Oakville, Alabama
• TV Personality Jesse (TV personality) James, born 1969, Lynnwood, California
• US Senator Jesse Helms, born 18 October 1921, Monroe, North Carolina
• Wrestler Jesse Ventura, born James George Janos, 15 July 1951, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jesse:

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The baby name Jesse fun facts:

The name Jesse in reverse order is "Essej".

The numerological value of the name Jesse is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Jesse?

Jesse is in the top names in USA.