Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Jess

#730 most common boys' name of all time · #1,640 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#730
Rank overall
#1,640 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
25,550
Since 2016
295
Peak year
1915 #193
Best rank
#109 1887
Girls Boys peak 584/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Jess is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 10 18 28 #5,209
2024 7 22 29 #4,573
2023 10 25 35 #4,222
2022 8 17 25 #5,446
2021 6 25 31 #4,119
2020 5 22 27 #4,426
2019 7 23 30 #4,339
2018 33 33 #3,373
2017 5 22 27 #4,467
2016 30 30 #3,597
2015 35 35 #3,231
2014 5 32 37 #3,371
2013 7 28 35 #3,661
2012 33 33 #3,297
2011 5 37 42 #3,046
2010 32 32 #3,377
2009 45 45 #2,702
2008 10 55 65 #2,345
2007 15 66 81 #2,072
2006 10 60 70 #2,150
2005 8 79 87 #1,691
2004 9 82 91 #1,593
2003 6 65 71 #1,815
2002 13 70 83 #1,684
2001 10 82 92 #1,482
2000 12 77 89 #1,552
1999 96 96 #1,277
1998 13 91 104 #1,303
1997 8 115 123 #1,097
1996 13 144 157 #912
1995 6 136 142 #953
1994 6 150 156 #883
1993 12 149 161 #871
1992 6 146 152 #873
1991 16 183 199 #756
1990 9 214 223 #695
1989 10 174 184 #749
1988 9 199 208 #671
1987 6 216 222 #619
1986 7 241 248 #572
1985 8 262 270 #542
1984 9 261 270 #533
1983 9 306 315 #484
1982 6 337 343 #462
1981 277 277 #505
1980 292 292 #496
1979 10 306 316 #470
1978 10 346 356 #425
1977 311 311 #454
1976 6 277 283 #474
1975 283 283 #475
1974 6 310 316 #454
1973 283 283 #465
1972 242 242 #507
1971 233 233 #527
1970 190 190 #588
1969 189 189 #570
1968 168 168 #588
1967 185 185 #547
1966 200 200 #539
1965 5 183 188 #564
1964 221 221 #525
1963 288 288 #464
1962 293 293 #466
1961 299 299 #470
1960 289 289 #467
1959 228 228 #520
1958 254 254 #490
1957 272 272 #469
1956 5 270 275 #459
1955 267 267 #456
1954 245 245 #464
1953 238 238 #463
1952 248 248 #449
1951 232 232 #443
1950 193 193 #481
1949 235 235 #436
1948 222 222 #446
1947 261 261 #422
1946 220 220 #429
1945 167 167 #459
1944 180 180 #450
1943 5 190 195 #456
1942 190 190 #450
1941 163 163 #465
1940 170 170 #443
1939 165 165 #445
1938 151 151 #472
1937 156 156 #449
1936 158 158 #447
1935 167 167 #436
1934 166 166 #437
1933 178 178 #405
1932 194 194 #404
1931 157 157 #447
1930 207 207 #405
1929 224 224 #385
1928 5 198 203 #422
1927 5 268 273 #357
1926 239 239 #378
1925 5 269 274 #360
1924 261 261 #374
1923 275 275 #358
1922 7 248 255 #381
1921 5 338 343 #317
1920 9 333 342 #316
1919 12 355 367 #283
1918 387 387 #271
1917 352 352 #272
1916 8 485 493 #221
1915 7 577 584 #193
1914 258 258 #272
1913 180 180 #295
1912 171 171 #268
1911 5 106 111 #250
1910 103 103 #229
1909 87 87 #235
1908 88 88 #219
1907 88 88 #215
1906 67 67 #237
1905 85 85 #205
1904 102 102 #178
1903 81 81 #195
1902 6 86 92 #193
1901 85 85 #175
1900 6 128 134 #164
1899 5 86 91 #170
1898 108 108 #158
1897 6 110 116 #146
1896 87 87 #186
1895 102 102 #152
1894 104 104 #147
1893 107 107 #139
1892 108 108 #148
1891 7 87 94 #150
1890 5 114 119 #129
1889 121 121 #117
1888 6 132 138 #122
1887 124 124 #109
1886 140 140 #111
1885 5 119 124 #115
1884 5 124 129 #116
1883 112 112 #116
1882 122 122 #119
1881 85 85 #147
1880 103 103 #128