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Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jess: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #769 to #5891.199820032008201320182024#769#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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
2022#5669
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: 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

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 36 years from 1990 to 2025.

In 2024: #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, #541 among girls in Scotland, #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2025

    Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1990–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#46344HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#34476HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#245810HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#26749HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#209013HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#183416HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#186515HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#196614HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#177416HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#34165HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#190314HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#138922HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#159617HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#103429HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#36874HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#86636HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#22118HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#97629HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#25386HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#76937HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#84032HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#134713HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#87629HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#137214HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#110718HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#102715HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#99321HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#91817HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#121616HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#86918HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#125915HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#100014HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#117411HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#89124HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#97614HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#5446HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#7364HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#5556HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5027HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#5177HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#35511HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#8733HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#5496HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#5173HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#5415HighVerified

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

Where Jess is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Jess, between 1990 and 2025, in 31 of those 36 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2020England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2005Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419902025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1990–202512#355 in 2020
England and Wales1996–202529#769 in 2005
Northern Ireland2018–20242#407 in 2024
Scotland20241#541 in 2024

Its high point came 19 years earlier in England and Wales (2005) than in Northern Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1990; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Jess

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1990–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #355 in Republic of Ireland in 2020. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.