Jess is an established variant of Jesse that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Jess is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,299 among boys (18) and #9,747 among girls (10) — overall #8,344 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | #9,747 | #5,299 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | #12,732 | #4,629 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | #9,918 | #4,270 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | #11,662 | #5,526 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | #14,252 | #4,164 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #16,197 | #4,483 |
| 2019 | 30 | 30 | #13,040 | #4,403 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,411 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #17,007 | #4,529 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,638 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,271 |
| 2014 | 37 | 37 | #17,715 | #3,416 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | #13,816 | #3,700 |
| 2012 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,330 |
| 2011 | 42 | 42 | #18,013 | #3,078 |
| 2010 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,412 |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,725 |
| 2008 | 65 | 65 | #11,160 | #2,361 |
| 2007 | 81 | 81 | #8,287 | #2,078 |
| 2006 | 70 | 70 | #10,967 | #2,159 |
| 2005 | 87 | 87 | #12,343 | #1,698 |
| 2004 | 91 | 91 | #11,109 | #1,599 |
| 2003 | 71 | 71 | #14,666 | #1,826 |
| 2002 | 83 | 83 | #8,023 | #1,688 |
| 2001 | 92 | 92 | #9,697 | #1,488 |
| 2000 | 89 | 89 | #8,249 | #1,559 |
| 1999 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,278 |
| 1998 | 104 | 104 | #7,301 | #1,306 |
| 1997 | 123 | — | #10,214 | #1,104 |
| 1996 | 157 | — | #6,901 | #912 |
| 1995 | 142 | — | #12,429 | #954 |
| 1994 | 156 | — | #12,458 | #883 |
| 1993 | 161 | — | #7,215 | #872 |
| 1992 | 152 | — | #12,415 | #874 |
| 1991 | 199 | — | #5,776 | #756 |
| 1990 | 223 | — | #8,794 | #694 |
| 1989 | 184 | — | #7,678 | #750 |
| 1988 | 208 | — | #7,976 | #671 |
| 1987 | 222 | — | #10,415 | #620 |
| 1986 | 248 | — | #8,932 | #573 |
| 1985 | 270 | — | #7,868 | #542 |
| 1984 | 270 | — | #7,025 | #533 |
| 1983 | 315 | — | #6,946 | #484 |
| 1982 | 343 | — | #9,696 | #462 |
| 1981 | 277 | — | — | #505 |
| 1980 | 292 | — | — | #496 |
| 1979 | 316 | — | #6,390 | #470 |
| 1978 | 356 | — | #6,127 | #425 |
| 1977 | 311 | — | — | #454 |
| 1976 | 283 | — | #8,560 | #474 |
| 1975 | 283 | — | — | #475 |
| 1974 | 316 | — | #8,099 | #455 |
| 1973 | 283 | — | — | #465 |
| 1972 | 242 | — | — | #507 |
| 1971 | 233 | — | — | #527 |
| 1970 | 190 | — | — | #590 |
| 1969 | 189 | — | — | #571 |
| 1968 | 168 | — | — | #588 |
| 1967 | 185 | — | — | #547 |
| 1966 | 200 | — | — | #540 |
| 1965 | 188 | — | #6,931 | #565 |
| 1964 | 221 | — | — | #525 |
| 1963 | 288 | — | — | #464 |
| 1962 | 293 | — | — | #466 |
| 1961 | 299 | — | — | #471 |
| 1960 | 289 | — | — | #467 |
| 1959 | 228 | — | — | #520 |
| 1958 | 254 | — | — | #490 |
| 1957 | 272 | — | — | #469 |
| 1956 | 275 | — | #6,358 | #459 |
| 1955 | 267 | — | — | #455 |
| 1954 | 245 | — | — | #464 |
| 1953 | 238 | — | — | #463 |
| 1952 | 248 | — | — | #449 |
| 1951 | 232 | — | — | #443 |
| 1950 | 193 | — | — | #482 |
| 1949 | 235 | — | — | #436 |
| 1948 | 222 | — | — | #446 |
| 1947 | 261 | — | — | #422 |
| 1946 | 220 | — | — | #429 |
| 1945 | 167 | — | — | #461 |
| 1944 | 180 | — | — | #452 |
| 1943 | 195 | — | #4,981 | #458 |
| 1942 | 190 | — | — | #450 |
| 1941 | 163 | — | — | #464 |
| 1940 | 170 | — | — | #445 |
| 1939 | 165 | — | — | #445 |
| 1938 | 151 | — | — | #472 |
| 1937 | 156 | — | — | #451 |
| 1936 | 158 | — | — | #447 |
| 1935 | 167 | — | — | #438 |
| 1934 | 166 | — | — | #439 |
| 1933 | 178 | — | — | #406 |
| 1932 | 194 | — | — | #405 |
| 1931 | 157 | — | — | #447 |
| 1930 | 207 | — | — | #406 |
| 1929 | 224 | — | — | #385 |
| 1928 | 203 | — | #5,056 | #422 |
| 1927 | 273 | — | #5,191 | #357 |
| 1926 | 239 | — | — | #378 |
| 1925 | 274 | — | #5,366 | #360 |
| 1924 | 261 | — | — | #376 |
| 1923 | 275 | — | — | #358 |
| 1922 | 255 | — | #4,223 | #381 |
| 1921 | 343 | — | #5,495 | #317 |
| 1920 | 342 | — | #3,459 | #317 |
| 1919 | 367 | — | #2,723 | #283 |
| 1918 | 387 | — | — | #271 |
| 1917 | 352 | — | — | #273 |
| 1916 | 493 | — | #3,404 | #220 |
| 1915 | 584 | — | #3,609 | #193 |
| 1914 | 258 | — | — | #271 |
| 1913 | 180 | — | — | #296 |
| 1912 | 171 | — | — | #269 |
| 1911 | 111 | — | #2,662 | #250 |
| 1910 | 103 | — | — | #231 |
| 1909 | 87 | — | — | #236 |
| 1908 | 88 | — | — | #220 |
| 1907 | 88 | — | — | #216 |
| 1906 | 67 | — | — | #238 |
| 1905 | 85 | — | — | #208 |
| 1904 | 102 | — | — | #179 |
| 1903 | 81 | — | — | #195 |
| 1902 | 92 | — | #1,698 | #193 |
| 1901 | 85 | — | — | #175 |
| 1900 | 134 | — | #1,828 | #164 |
| 1899 | 91 | — | #1,721 | #170 |
| 1898 | 108 | — | — | #158 |
| 1897 | 116 | — | #1,461 | #146 |
| 1896 | 87 | — | — | #189 |
| 1895 | 102 | — | — | #153 |
| 1894 | 104 | — | — | #147 |
| 1893 | 107 | — | — | #140 |
| 1892 | 108 | — | — | #148 |
| 1891 | 94 | — | #1,150 | #151 |
| 1890 | 119 | — | #1,419 | #128 |
| 1889 | 121 | — | — | #116 |
| 1888 | 138 | — | #1,207 | #122 |
| 1887 | 124 | — | — | #109 |
| 1886 | 140 | — | — | #111 |
| 1885 | 124 | — | #1,118 | #115 |
| 1884 | 129 | — | #1,088 | #116 |
| 1883 | 112 | — | — | #116 |
| 1882 | 122 | — | — | #118 |
| 1881 | 85 | — | — | #147 |
| 1880 | 103 | — | — | #128 |