Is Jess a boy or girl name?
Jess is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 22 boys were named Jess, so 24.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 25,522 US babies named Jess were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,616
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,684
- Babies named Jess since 1880
- 25,522
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 584 babies
Boys and girls named Jess, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,182 | 16 | 1.3% |
| 1890s | 1,013 | 23 | 2.2% |
| 1900s | 897 | 12 | 1.3% |
| 1910s | 2,974 | 32 | 1.1% |
| 1920s | 2,653 | 36 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 1,699 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,998 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 2,447 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 2,315 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 2,781 | 32 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 2,565 | 64 | 2.4% |
| 1990s | 1,424 | 89 | 5.9% |
| 2000s | 681 | 93 | 12% |
| 2010s | 305 | 29 | 8.7% |
| 2020s | 111 | 36 | 24.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,616 | 7 | #12,684 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,268 | 10 | #9,904 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,525 | 8 | #11,657 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,161 | 6 | #14,246 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,480 | 5 | #16,187 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,402 | 7 | #13,038 |
| 2018 | 33 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,528 | 5 | #17,001 |
| 2016 | 30 | #3,638 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,271 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 32 | #3,416 | 5 | #17,714 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,700 | 7 | #13,815 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,330 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,078 | 5 | #18,012 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,411 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,724 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 55 | #2,361 | 10 | #11,159 |
| 2007 | 66 | #2,078 | 15 | #8,285 |
| 2006 | 60 | #2,159 | 10 | #10,966 |
| 2005 | 79 | #1,698 | 8 | #12,342 |
| 2004 | 82 | #1,599 | 9 | #11,109 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,826 | 6 | #14,666 |
| 2002 | 70 | #1,688 | 13 | #8,023 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,488 | 10 | #9,697 |
| 2000 | 77 | #1,559 | 12 | #8,249 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,278 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 91 | #1,306 | 13 | #7,301 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,104 | 8 | #10,214 |
| 1996 | 144 | #912 | 13 | #6,899 |
| 1995 | 136 | #954 | 6 | #12,429 |
| 1994 | 150 | #883 | 6 | #12,457 |
| 1993 | 149 | #872 | 12 | #7,215 |
| 1992 | 146 | #873 | 6 | #12,415 |
| 1991 | 183 | #756 | 16 | #5,776 |
| 1990 | 214 | #694 | 9 | #8,793 |
| 1989 | 174 | #750 | 10 | #7,678 |
| 1988 | 199 | #671 | 9 | #7,976 |
| 1987 | 216 | #620 | 6 | #10,414 |
| 1986 | 241 | #573 | 7 | #8,931 |
| 1985 | 262 | #541 | 8 | #7,867 |
| 1984 | 261 | #533 | 9 | #7,023 |
| 1983 | 306 | #484 | 9 | #6,945 |
| 1982 | 337 | #462 | 6 | #9,697 |
| 1981 | 277 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 292 | #496 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 306 | #470 | 10 | #6,389 |
| 1978 | 346 | #425 | 10 | #6,126 |
| 1977 | 311 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 277 | #474 | 6 | #8,561 |
| 1975 | 283 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 310 | #455 | 6 | #8,098 |
| 1973 | 283 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 242 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 233 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 190 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 190 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 167 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 185 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 200 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 183 | #566 | 5 | #6,930 |
| 1964 | 221 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 288 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 293 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 299 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 289 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 228 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 254 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 272 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 270 | #459 | 5 | #6,359 |
| 1955 | 267 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 245 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 238 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 248 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 232 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 193 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 235 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 222 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 261 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 220 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 167 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 180 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 190 | #458 | 5 | #4,981 |
| 1942 | 190 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 163 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 170 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 165 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 151 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 156 | #450 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 158 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 167 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 166 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 178 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 194 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 157 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 207 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 224 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 198 | #422 | 5 | #5,056 |
| 1927 | 268 | #357 | 5 | #5,191 |
| 1926 | 239 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 269 | #360 | 5 | #5,366 |
| 1924 | 261 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 275 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 248 | #381 | 7 | #4,222 |
| 1921 | 338 | #317 | 5 | #5,495 |
| 1920 | 333 | #317 | 9 | #3,459 |
| 1919 | 355 | #283 | 12 | #2,723 |
| 1918 | 387 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 352 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 485 | #220 | 8 | #3,404 |
| 1915 | 577 | #193 | 7 | #3,609 |
| 1914 | 258 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 180 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 171 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 106 | #250 | 5 | #2,662 |
| 1910 | 103 | #231 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 87 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 88 | #220 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 88 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 67 | #238 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 85 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 102 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 81 | #195 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 86 | #193 | 6 | #1,698 |
| 1901 | 85 | #175 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 128 | #164 | 6 | #1,828 |
| 1899 | 86 | #170 | 5 | #1,721 |
| 1898 | 108 | #158 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 110 | #146 | 6 | #1,461 |
| 1896 | 87 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 102 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 104 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 107 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 108 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 87 | #151 | 7 | #1,150 |
| 1890 | 114 | #128 | 5 | #1,419 |
| 1889 | 121 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 132 | #122 | 6 | #1,207 |
| 1887 | 124 | #109 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 140 | #111 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 119 | #115 | 5 | #1,118 |
| 1884 | 124 | #116 | 5 | #1,088 |
| 1883 | 112 | #116 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 122 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 85 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 103 | #128 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jess reached #109 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #1,088 in 1884. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jess
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.