Jess Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales — female rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#891
1997	#1287
1998	#1259
1999	#1216
2000	#993
2001	#1107
2002	#1372
2003	#876
2004	#840
2005	#769
2006	#976
2007	#866
2008	#1034
2009	#1596
2010	#1389
2011	#1903
2012	#1720
2013	#1774
2014	#1966
2015	#1865
2016	#1834
2017	#2090
2018	#2674
2019	#2458
2020	#3447
2021	#4634
2024	#5891

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #355 in Republic of Ireland in 2020.

Jess's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	female	#3447	6	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	female	#2458	10	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	female	#2090	13	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	female	#1834	16	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	female	#1865	15	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	female	#1966	14	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	female	#1774	16	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	female	#1720	17	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	female	#1903	14	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	female	#1389	22	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	female	#1596	17	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#3744	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	female	#1034	29	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	female	#866	36	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	female	#976	29	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#2538	6	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	female	#769	37	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#2174	7	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	female	#840	32	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#1347	13	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	female	#876	29	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	female	#1372	14	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#2636	4	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	female	#1107	18	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1027	15	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	female	#993	21	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#918	17	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	female	#1216	16	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#869	18	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	female	#1259	15	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1000	14	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	female	#1287	14	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1174	11	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	female	#891	24	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#976	14	High	Demonstration data
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#407	3	High	Demonstration data
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#434	3	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#544	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#736	4	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#555	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#502	7	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#517	7	High	Demonstration data
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#355	11	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#716	4	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#873	3	High	Demonstration data
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#661	5	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#549	6	High	Demonstration data
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#517	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	female	#541	5	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.