Jesse is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Jesse one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
The unisex (mostly masculine) name Jesse is of Hebrew origin (Yishai/יִשַׁי). Jesse is the father of King David in the Old Testament. Jesse is not related to the name Jessica.
Jesse means “gift of God” (from Hebrew “sháy/שַׁי” = present/gift), but as well “God exists” (from Hebrew “yésh/יֵשׁ” = there is/there exist).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Jesse is currently ranked #891 on the name leaderboard.
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