Outlaw Jesse James was born September 5, 1847. Jesse is an Old Testament name — he was King David’s father — with a modern feel. Popular throughout US baby naming history, Jesse dipped below the Top 200 for the first time ever in 2019. Still, there were nearly 2000 baby boys named Jesse in the US last year, along with 73 baby girls. The gender balance is flipped with the Jessie spelling, used for nearly 350 baby girls and only 150 boys. There were also 11 baby boys named Jessejames.
