Jess

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Jess is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 25,522 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 25,045 as boys and 477 as girls. Jess gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1915 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,627 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 29
2023 35
2022 25
2021 31
2020 27
2019 30
2018 33
2017 27
2016 30
2015 35
2014 37
2013 35
2012 33
2011 42
2010 32
2009 45
2008 65
2007 81
2006 70
2005 87
2004 91
2003 71
2002 83
2001 92
2000 89
1999 96
1998 104
1997 123
1996 157
1995 142
1994 156
1993 161
1992 152
1991 199
1990 223
1989 184
1988 208
1987 222
1986 248
1985 270
1984 270
1983 315
1982 343
1981 277
1980 292
1979 316
1978 356
1977 311
1976 283
1975 283
1974 316
1973 283
1972 242
1971 233
1970 190
1969 190
1968 167
1967 185
1966 200
1965 188
1964 221
1963 288
1962 293
1961 299
1960 289
1959 228
1958 254
1957 272
1956 275
1955 267
1954 245
1953 238
1952 248
1951 232
1950 193
1949 235
1948 222
1947 261
1946 220
1945 167
1944 180
1943 195
1942 190
1941 163
1940 170
1939 165
1938 151
1937 156
1936 158
1935 167
1934 166
1933 178
1932 194
1931 157
1930 207
1929 224
1928 203
1927 273
1926 239
1925 274
1924 261
1923 275
1922 255
1921 343
1920 342
1919 367
1918 387
1917 352
1916 493
1915 584
1914 258
1913 180
1912 171
1911 111
1910 103
1909 87
1908 88
1907 88
1906 67
1905 85
1904 102
1903 81
1902 92
1901 85
1900 134
1899 91
1898 108
1897 116
1896 87
1895 102
1894 104
1893 107
1892 108
1891 94
1890 119
1889 121
1888 138
1887 124
1886 140
1885 124
1884 129
1883 112
1882 122
1881 85
1880 103