Jess comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Gift / God saves.
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How popular is Jess?
1915peak year
Jess has settled into a steady rhythm — neither rising sharply nor fading, holding a consistent place in U.S. birth records. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #4230), with about 30 babies named Jess each year. In 1915, 577 babies received the name (ranked #193). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 25,522.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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