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What does Jesse mean?
Jesse 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Jesse) is pronounced JESS-ee. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jesse is "the Lord exists". Biblical: the shepherd father of King David. Jessie is also used for girls. The similar-sounding Jesiah is a variant of Joshua. Athlete Jesse Owens; politician Jesse Jackson; outlaw Jesse James.
STARTS WITH Je-
Variations
VARIANTS Jess▼, Jessey, Jesiah▲, Jessie▼, Jessy, Yishai
SEE ALSO Jessamine
OTHER FORMS VIA JOSHUA Josh▼, Joss, Josua, Josue▲
FEMININE FORM Jessie
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Juse, ..
(female) Jesie, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jesse Presley (J.P.), ..
How popular is Jesse?
Jesse is a very prominent first name for men (#89 out of 1220, Top 7%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#8202 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jesse reached its top position of #28 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is presently at #185. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Joshua (#41 VIA LATEST LIST), Josue (#225), Jesiah (#979), Jessie (#1109), Josh (#1514), Jess, Jessey, Jessy and Josua are the popular variation forms of Jesse (#185). These forms of Jesse were popular as baby names 4 decades ago (AVERAGE #852) and have become significantly less popular since (#1205, ▼76%), with forms such as Jessie falling out of fashion. Jesse has been the most prominent, although Jesiah seems to be gaining favor too.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Janse, Jase▼, Jens, Jensen▲, Jerae, Jere, Jerre, Jesper, Jessop, Jessup, Jesus, Jette, Jose▼, Juste, Reese and Rosse. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jesse.
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