Jess
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 124 births
- Debut · boys
- 103 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 25,063since 1880
Jess over time
Rank among boys' names. Jess has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #5,208 | 18 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #4,571 | 22 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | #4,220 | 25 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #5,445 | 17 |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #4,426 | 22 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #4,337 | 23 |
| 2018 | — | #3,373 | 33 | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #4,466 | 22 |
| 2016 | — | #3,596 | 30 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,231 | 35 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #3,371 | 32 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #3,661 | 28 |
| 2012 | — | #3,297 | 33 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #3,046 | 37 |
| 2010 | — | #3,377 | 32 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,702 | 45 | |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #2,345 | 55 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #2,071 | 66 |
| 2006 | #10,611 | 10 | #2,150 | 60 |
| 2005 | #11,834 | 8 | #1,691 | 79 |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #1,593 | 82 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #1,815 | 65 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #1,682 | 70 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #1,481 | 82 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #1,552 | 77 |
| 1999 | — | #1,277 | 96 | |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #1,301 | 91 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #1,096 | 115 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #912 | 144 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #953 | 136 |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #883 | 150 |
| 1993 | #7,038 | 12 | #871 | 149 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #873 | 146 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #756 | 183 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #693 | 214 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #749 | 174 |
| 1988 | #7,691 | 9 | #671 | 199 |
| 1987 | #9,825 | 6 | #618 | 216 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #571 | 241 |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #542 | 262 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #533 | 261 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #484 | 306 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #462 | 337 |
| 1981 | — | #505 | 277 | |
| 1980 | — | #496 | 292 | |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #470 | 306 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #425 | 346 |
| 1977 | — | #453 | 311 | |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #474 | 277 |
| 1975 | — | #475 | 283 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #454 | 310 |
| 1973 | — | #465 | 283 | |
| 1972 | — | #507 | 242 | |
| 1971 | — | #527 | 233 | |
| 1970 | — | #588 | 190 | |
| 1969 | — | #570 | 189 | |
| 1968 | — | #588 | 168 | |
| 1967 | — | #547 | 185 | |
| 1966 | — | #539 | 200 | |
| 1965 | #6,539 | 5 | #564 | 183 |
| 1964 | — | #525 | 221 | |
| 1963 | — | #464 | 288 | |
| 1962 | — | #466 | 293 | |
| 1961 | — | #470 | 299 | |
| 1960 | — | #467 | 289 | |
| 1959 | — | #520 | 228 | |
| 1958 | — | #490 | 254 | |
| 1957 | — | #469 | 272 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #459 | 270 |
| 1955 | — | #455 | 267 | |
| 1954 | — | #464 | 245 | |
| 1953 | — | #463 | 238 | |
| 1952 | — | #449 | 248 | |
| 1951 | — | #443 | 232 | |
| 1950 | — | #481 | 193 | |
| 1949 | — | #436 | 235 | |
| 1948 | — | #446 | 222 | |
| 1947 | — | #422 | 261 | |
| 1946 | — | #429 | 220 | |
| 1945 | — | #459 | 167 | |
| 1944 | — | #450 | 180 | |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #456 | 190 |
| 1942 | — | #449 | 190 | |
| 1941 | — | #464 | 163 | |
| 1940 | — | #443 | 170 | |
| 1939 | — | #445 | 165 | |
| 1938 | — | #472 | 151 | |
| 1937 | — | #448 | 156 | |
| 1936 | — | #447 | 158 | |
| 1935 | — | #435 | 167 | |
| 1934 | — | #437 | 166 | |
| 1933 | — | #405 | 178 | |
| 1932 | — | #404 | 194 | |
| 1931 | — | #447 | 157 | |
| 1930 | — | #405 | 207 | |
| 1929 | — | #384 | 224 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #422 | 198 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #357 | 268 |
| 1926 | — | #378 | 239 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #360 | 269 |
| 1924 | — | #374 | 261 | |
| 1923 | — | #358 | 275 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #381 | 248 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #317 | 338 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #316 | 333 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #282 | 355 |
| 1918 | — | #271 | 387 | |
| 1917 | — | #272 | 352 | |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #220 | 485 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #193 | 577 |
| 1914 | — | #271 | 258 | |
| 1913 | — | #295 | 180 | |
| 1912 | — | #268 | 171 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #250 | 106 |
| 1910 | — | #229 | 103 | |
| 1909 | — | #235 | 87 | |
| 1908 | — | #219 | 88 | |
| 1907 | — | #215 | 88 | |
| 1906 | — | #237 | 67 | |
| 1905 | — | #205 | 85 | |
| 1904 | — | #177 | 102 | |
| 1903 | — | #195 | 81 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #193 | 86 |
| 1901 | — | #175 | 85 | |
| 1900 | #1,723 | 6 | #163 | 128 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #169 | 86 |
| 1898 | — | #158 | 108 | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | #146 | 110 |
| 1896 | — | #186 | 87 | |
| 1895 | — | #151 | 102 | |
| 1894 | — | #147 | 104 | |
| 1893 | — | #139 | 107 | |
| 1892 | — | #148 | 108 | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #149 | 87 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | #127 | 114 |
| 1889 | — | #116 | 121 | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | #122 | 132 |
| 1887 | — | #109 | 124 | |
| 1886 | — | #111 | 140 | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | #114 | 119 |
| 1884 | #1,024 | 5 | #116 | 124 |
| 1883 | — | #115 | 112 | |
| 1882 | — | #118 | 122 | |
| 1881 | — | #147 | 85 | |
| 1880 | — | #126 | 103 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jess was already there! It came in at #126, and was given to 103 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2019–2025, when fewer than 26 boys a year got the name.
Where Jess is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#200 · 1 in 1,502
- Idaho#202 · 1 in 1,361
- Nebraska#223 · 1 in 2,224
- Oklahoma#224 · 1 in 1,730
- Washington#360 · 1 in 3,913
Best ever in a state: #42 in Oklahoma, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #200 | 11 | 1 in 1,502 |
| Idaho | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,361 |
| Nebraska | #223 | 5 | 1 in 2,224 |
| Oklahoma | #224 | 13 | 1 in 1,730 |
| Washington | #360 | 8 | 1 in 3,913 |
| Missouri | #377 | 8 | 1 in 4,497 |
| Ohio | #411 | 12 | 1 in 6,291 |
| Indiana | #431 | 6 | 1 in 6,159 |
| Arizona | #439 | 6 | 1 in 4,536 |
| Michigan | #469 | 9 | 1 in 7,091 |
| Virginia | #523 | 5 | 1 in 7,563 |
| California | #554 | 33 | 1 in 6,918 |
| New Jersey | #603 | 5 | 1 in 9,516 |
| Georgia | #645 | 5 | 1 in 8,837 |
| New York | #653 | 13 | 1 in 9,400 |
| Florida | #669 | 8 | 1 in 9,552 |
| Texas | #711 | 15 | 1 in 9,755 |
| Illinois | #778 | 6 | 1 in 13,303 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jess
- 637 spots since 2024 (#4,571 → #5,208)
- 782 spots since 2020 (#4,426 → #5,208)
- 1,977 spots since 2015 (#3,231 → #5,208)
- Biggest jump: 78 spots in 1915 (#271 → #193)
- Biggest drop: 184 spots in 1997 (#912 → #1,096)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #109 (124 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 119 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
- Highest: 1 in 791 boys born in 1886 were named Jess (0.13%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #109 in 1887, was only 1 in 818 (0.12%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 11.9% of all boys named Jess (2,974) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,182 | #109 (1887) | #119 |
| 1890s | 1,013 | #127 (1890) | #152 |
| 1900s | 897 | #163 (1900) | #201 |
| 1910s | 2,974 | #193 (1915) | #255 |
| 1920s | 2,653 | #316 (1920) | #365 |
| 1930s | 1,699 | #404 (1932) | #435 |
| 1940s | 1,998 | #422 (1947) | #445 |
| 1950s | 2,447 | #443 (1951) | #469 |
| 1960s | 2,315 | #464 (1963) | #520 |
| 1970s | 2,781 | #425 (1978) | #484 |
| 1980s | 2,565 | #462 (1982) | #563 |
| 1990s | 1,424 | #693 (1990) | #962 |
| 2000s | 681 | #1,481 (2001) | #1,908 |
| 2010s | 305 | #3,046 (2011) | #3,576 |
| 2020s | 129 | #4,118 (2021) | #4,665 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jess in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 245,078 of them was named Jess, which outranked 33.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,749Zola8
- #7,749Zoraya8
- #7,749Zyanya8
- #8,523Jess7
- #8,523Aaisha7
- #8,523Abagael7
- #8,523Abbygail7
- #9,545Aasiya6
- #9,545Abrianna6
- #9,545Adaeze6
Tied with 1,021 names at #8,523; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 7,641 of them was named Jess, which outranked 92.7% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).