Jess

Given to 25,550 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#9457

recorded as girls

2,704 since 2024

#5208

recorded as boys

637 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 10 · boys 18

Peak year

1886

140 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

25,550

since 1880

Born a Jess? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Jess was most popular in 1886, when 140 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 18 babies were named Jess, ranking #5208 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	10	9457	18	5208
2024	7	12161	22	4571
2023	10	9616	25	4220
2022	8	11231	17	5445
2021	6	13464	25	4118
2020	5	15088	22	4426
2019	7	12448	23	4337
2018	<5	—	33	3373
2017	5	15902	22	4466
2016	<5	—	30	3596
2015	<5	—	35	3231
2014	5	16513	32	3371
2013	7	13150	28	3661
2012	<5	—	33	3297
2011	5	16764	37	3046
2010	<5	—	32	3377
2009	<5	—	45	2702
2008	10	10807	55	2345
2007	15	8098	66	2071
2006	10	10611	60	2150
2005	8	11834	79	1691
2004	9	10690	82	1593
2003	6	13844	65	1815
2002	13	7816	70	1682
2001	10	9351	82	1481
2000	12	8027	77	1552
1999	<5	—	96	1277
1998	13	7104	91	1301
1997	8	9802	115	1096
1996	13	6723	144	912
1995	6	11783	136	953
1994	6	11778	150	883
1993	12	7038	149	871
1992	6	11738	146	873
1991	16	5659	183	756
1990	9	8501	214	693
1989	10	7449	174	749
1988	9	7691	199	671
1987	6	9825	216	618
1986	7	8523	241	571
1985	8	7563	262	542
1984	9	6810	261	533
1983	9	6705	306	484
1982	6	9237	337	462
1981	<5	—	277	505
1980	<5	—	292	496
1979	10	6189	306	470
1978	10	5958	346	425
1977	<5	—	311	453
1976	6	8156	277	474
1975	<5	—	283	475
1974	6	7680	310	454
1973	<5	—	283	465
1972	<5	—	242	507
1971	<5	—	233	527
1970	<5	—	190	588
1969	<5	—	189	570
1968	<5	—	168	588
1967	<5	—	185	547
1966	<5	—	200	539
1965	5	6539	183	564
1964	<5	—	221	525
1963	<5	—	288	464
1962	<5	—	293	466
1961	<5	—	299	470
1960	<5	—	289	467
1959	<5	—	228	520
1958	<5	—	254	490
1957	<5	—	272	469
1956	5	5952	270	459
1955	<5	—	267	455
1954	<5	—	245	464
1953	<5	—	238	463
1952	<5	—	248	449
1951	<5	—	232	443
1950	<5	—	193	481
1949	<5	—	235	436
1948	<5	—	222	446
1947	<5	—	261	422
1946	<5	—	220	429
1945	<5	—	167	459
1944	<5	—	180	450
1943	5	4691	190	456
1942	<5	—	190	449
1941	<5	—	163	464
1940	<5	—	170	443
1939	<5	—	165	445
1938	<5	—	151	472
1937	<5	—	156	448
1936	<5	—	158	447
1935	<5	—	167	435
1934	<5	—	166	437
1933	<5	—	178	405
1932	<5	—	194	404
1931	<5	—	157	447
1930	<5	—	207	405
1929	<5	—	224	384
1928	5	4725	198	422
1927	5	4805	268	357
1926	<5	—	239	378
1925	5	4973	269	360
1924	<5	—	261	374
1923	<5	—	275	358
1922	7	4011	248	381
1921	5	5099	338	317
1920	9	3340	333	316
1919	12	2640	355	282
1918	<5	—	387	271
1917	<5	—	352	272
1916	8	3258	485	220
1915	7	3434	577	193
1914	<5	—	258	271
1913	<5	—	180	295
1912	<5	—	171	268
1911	5	2463	106	250
1910	<5	—	103	229
1909	<5	—	87	235
1908	<5	—	88	219
1907	<5	—	88	215
1906	<5	—	67	237
1905	<5	—	85	205
1904	<5	—	102	177
1903	<5	—	81	195
1902	6	1594	86	193
1901	<5	—	85	175
1900	6	1723	128	163
1899	5	1596	86	169
1898	<5	—	108	158
1897	6	1385	110	146
1896	<5	—	87	186
1895	<5	—	102	151
1894	<5	—	104	147
1893	<5	—	107	139
1892	<5	—	108	148
1891	7	1093	87	149
1890	5	1338	114	127
1889	<5	—	121	116
1888	6	1136	132	122
1887	<5	—	124	109
1886	<5	—	140	111
1885	5	1047	119	114
1884	5	1024	124	116
1883	<5	—	112	115
1882	<5	—	122	118
1881	<5	—	85	147
1880	<5	—	103	126