Meaning of name Jesse

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Meaning

The name Jesse has the following meaning:

God exists; a gift from God; God sees all.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Jesse as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Jesse is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 95 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Jesse fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 113 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jesse in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Jesse is pronounced as jes-ee

Origins

Jesse originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Jesse and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jesse: Boys - Amon, Areli, Asher, Elzie, Enoch, Jadon, Javon, Joel, Raphael, Girls - Anais, Derora, Diza, Gayla, Mikaila, Ona, Yadira, Both genders - Anna, Ariel, Betty, Dagan, Dagen, Dalit

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Jesse: Jese, Jesiah, Jesmar, Jesmarr, Jess (Hebrew), Jessamyne, Jessee, Jessey, Jessi, Jessie, Jessmar, Jessmarr, Jessy

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Jesse are: Jess

Style

We think the name Jesse should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jesse to be: Energetic, fun-loving and cute guy

In one word, you might describe Jesse as a(n) "fun-loving" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jesse (or its variants) are:

Jesse Jackson, born on 8 October, a famous politician. Jesse Jackson's background: An American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as 'shadow senator' for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.

Jesse Ventura, born on 15 July, a famous politician. Jesse Ventura's background: Known as 'The Body', 'The Star', and 'The Governing Body', is an American politician, retired professional wrestler, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also a 1-time AWA Tag Team Champion.

Jesse Helms, born on 18 October, a famous politician. Jesse Helms's background: A former five-term Republican U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.