Jesses
Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Jesses
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jess is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Jessica, Jesse, Jessie, Jessy, Jesswin and a surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Jesses
Jesses first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1939: 8 births, good for #2,608 nationwide. About 37% of every Jesses on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Jesses last appeared in the published SSA data in 1989, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 51 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Jesses
Phonetically similar names — useful when Jesses is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Juices
- Jessies
- Chesses
- Gcse
- Joses
- Jaycees
- Jazzes
- Gcs
- Guesses
- Yeses
- Yesses
- Choices
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Jesses
Jesses is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Jesses's peak popularity came in 1939 when it ranked #2,608. Use the chart and map above to compare Jesses's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.