Given name
Jese
“gift”·“God exists; a gift from God; God sees all”
Jese is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jese is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jese is a variant of Jesse. An origin associated with Jesse is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jese through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 462
- 462 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,916 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,916 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 503 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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