Jess

Jess

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 74% girls / 26% boys

Jess first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2005 with 37 babies (rank #778 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jess

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jess yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

598

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	24	#898
1997	14	#1,322
1998	15	#1,284
1999	16	#1,237
2000	21	#1,010
2001	18	#1,142
2002	14	#1,400
2003	29	#886
2004	32	#852
2005	37	#778
2006	29	#987
2007	36	#868
2008	29	#1,041
2009	17	#1,623
2010	22	#1,404
2011	14	#1,954
2012	17	#1,760
2013	16	#1,811
2014	14	#2,013
2015	15	#1,911
2016	16	#1,872

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#898

1997

#1,322

1998

#1,284

1999

#1,237

2000

#1,010

2001

#1,142

2002

#1,400

2003

#886

2004

#852

2005

#778

2006

#987

2007

#868

2008

#1,041

2009

#1,623

2010

#1,404

2011

#1,954

2012

#1,760

2013

#1,811

2014

#2,013

2015

#1,911

2016

#1,872