Jess is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #17001 in 2017 with 5 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2007 with 15 births ranking #8285. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 61.5%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 345,176 girls born was named Jess. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.