Jess
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning a form of jessica or jesse.
Babies a year
27
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Jess by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Jess. In the US, 27 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 577 babies in 1915, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jess. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Jesusgod is salvation2,741 in the US (2017)
- Jessegod exists; gift from god980 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jessiwealthy; a form of Jessica84 in the US (2017)
- JossGod is gracious; a form of Josslyn16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jensgod is gracious; form of Johannes23 in the US (2017)
- JeseGod exists; a form of Jesse16 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jess
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