Jess Boy
How popular is Jess?
#5,207 boy name in 2025
18 baby boys were named Jess in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Jess popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,207 for boys (▼ 640 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 18 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,230 in 2015, #4,422 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (577 boys) |
| Highest rank | #109 in 1887 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 80% boys, 20% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jess counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jesse family of names ranked #193 for boys in 2025 (#195 the year before), with 2,030 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse | 2,002 | 99% |
| Jess | 18 | 1% |
| Jese | 10 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jess is most popular
Babies named Jess per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Jess by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,182 | #109 |
| 1890s | 1,013 | #127 |
| 1900s | 897 | #163 |
| 1910s | 2,974 | #193 |
| 1920s | 2,653 | #316 |
| 1930s | 1,699 | #404 |
| 1940s | 1,998 | #422 |
| 1950s | 2,447 | #442 |
| 1960s | 2,315 | #464 |
| 1970s | 2,781 | #425 |
| 1980s | 2,565 | #462 |
| 1990s | 1,424 | #691 |
| 2000s | 681 | #1,477 |
| 2010s | 305 | #3,045 |
| 2020s | 129 | #4,114 |
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Questions
- Is Jess a boy or girl name?
- Jess is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 80% of babies named Jess were boys.
- How popular is the name Jess?
- 18 baby boys were named Jess in the US in 2025, making it the 5207th most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Jess most popular?
- Jess peaked in 1915, when 577 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #109 in 1887.
- How many people are named Jess?
- 25,550 babies have been named Jess in the US since 1880. We estimate about 12,683 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
- Where is Jess most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jess was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.