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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Jess has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Washington#235 · 1 in 2,021
- West Virginia#251 · 1 in 2,837
- Oregon#274 · 1 in 2,495
- California#320 · 1 in 2,907
- Wisconsin#333 · 1 in 6,384
Best ever in a state: #42 in Oklahoma, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #235 | 12 | 1 in 2,021 |
| West Virginia | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,837 |
| Oregon | #274 | 6 | 1 in 2,495 |
| California | #320 | 57 | 1 in 2,907 |
| Wisconsin | #333 | 6 | 1 in 6,384 |
| Indiana | #351 | 9 | 1 in 5,057 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 5 | 1 in 6,688 |
| Pennsylvania | #508 | 7 | 1 in 13,646 |
| Ohio | #530 | 7 | 1 in 13,244 |
| Georgia | #532 | 5 | 1 in 8,436 |
| Florida | #534 | 6 | 1 in 7,948 |
| New York | #730 | 8 | 1 in 19,636 |
| Texas | #805 | 7 | 1 in 14,324 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
7 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #109 (124 births)
- Births halved by 2006, 119 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 117 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 117 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · boys
1 in 791
- 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
Era · boys
The 1910s
- 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 1966
boys
#539
200 births · 1 in 8,917 boys
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 8,917 of them was named Jess, which outranked 88.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).