Jessejames
Masculine
Jessejames is the full name of the most famous outlaw in American folklore, closed up into a single word and given as a first name. It carries two old Bible names, Jesse and James, and a legend that songs kept alive long after the man himself was dead.
How old is the name Jessejames?
Jessejames first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Jessejames alive today was born around 2008, making them about 17 years old. About 600 people named Jessejames are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Jessejames most popular?
Jessejames peaked in 2003, reaching #2780 nationally. See the whole 2003 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Jesse James to Jessejames
The story of Jessejames
Jesse Woodson James robbed banks and trains across Missouri and its neighbors after the Civil War, and newspapers and dime novels turned him into a hero. By the end he was living quietly in St. Joseph, Missouri, as Mr. Thomas Howard, when Robert Ford, a new member of his own gang with an eye on the reward, shot him from behind as he stood on a chair to straighten a picture. A ballad soon called Ford the dirty little coward who shot Mr. Howard, and the song kept the name traveling. Jessejames closes the first and last names into one, a pattern the record also shows in names like Johnpaul.
Meaning
Jesse and James joined: the outlaw's name as one word
Jesse is the Hebrew Yishai, the father of King David; James is the English form of Jacob. As one word, the name is taken whole from Jesse James.
How the name formed
- Jesse James
- Jessejames
Pronouncing Jessejames
JESS-ee-JAYMZ
Said as the outlaw's name, with a stress on each half.
Nicknames for Jessejames
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most boys named
- 200839 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2780reached in 2003
- Change vs 2023
- −50.0%11 in 2024, from 22
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Jessejames in other languages
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Jessejamess among us
people named Jessejames are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Jessejames sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its source is completely clear, and the story behind it is widely known.
- Jesse and JJ are ready short forms.
- Both halves are old, established names.
- Everyone will connect it with the outlaw, a man whose gang robbed and killed, and not everyone admires the legend.
- As one word it confuses forms that expect a first and a last name; some will split it or ask whether James is his surname.
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Frequently asked
- How many Jessejamess are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Jessejames are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Jessejames in 2025?
- Jessejames is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Jessejames with classmates?
- Jessejames will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More J names
The most-given names starting with J, all years combined.
James#6 · John#23 · Joseph#29 · Joshua#66 · Jason#165 · Jacob#43 · Jeffrey#552 · Jonathan#89
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