Jesse dog name

We found 442 dogs named Jesse in the public pet registers of 19 places. Combining all places, Jesse is the #334 dog name. 43% of dogs named Jesse are female.

🐱 Jesse is also a cat name (11 cats).

Jesse as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #310 of 51,228 219 5.3 2003–2026
New York City United States #524 of 34,500 107 3.2 2014–2025
Toronto Canada #194 of 10,500 41 8.3 2019
Seattle United States #1,190 of 8,191 3 1.2 2026
Playford Australia #149 of 4,586 18 11 2015
Cambridge United States #281 of 4,375 7 5.5 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #322 of 4,602 6 4.9 1999–2026
Noosa Australia #174 of 3,045 9 9.4 2017
Worcester United States #390 of 2,906 3 4.1 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #463 of 2,440 2 3.1 2026
Victoria Canada #195 of 2,588 5 8.2 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #160 of 1,974 6 11 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #410 of 2,062 2 3.8 2016
Burnside Australia #215 of 1,888 4 7.7 2015
Framingham United States #171 of 1,965 4 9.1 2020
Richmond United States #585 of 2,347 1 2.4 2018
Tacoma United States #170 of 1,917 3 8.3 2021
Port Moody Canada #352 of 1,280 1 4.2 2019
Adelaide Australia #228 of 958 1 6.4 2014

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Jesse. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

43% female
57% male

163 female and 217 male dogs named Jesse, in the places that record sex.

Jesse over the years

Toronto – falling
2012
2015
2020
2025
Allegheny County – falling
2007
2010
2015
2020
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New York City – falling
2015
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2019
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Dogs named Jesse per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Jesse

Compared to all dogs, Jesse is especially common among Shetland Sheepdogs (5.1×) and Jack Russell Terriers (2.2×).

Based on 349 dogs named Jesse with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Jesse as a baby name

Jesse was the #184 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,002 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #38 for boys in Netherlands, #50 for boys in Wales, #51 for boys in England and Wales and #99 for boys in Northern Ireland. See Jesse as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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