Jess - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jess \j(e)-ss\ is a variant of Jane, Jasmine, Jessica and Jessie.

The baby name Jess sounds like Jessy, Jesse, Jessa and Jessi. Other similar baby names are Bess and Tess.

Jess is a very rare female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jess. Click here to compare Jess with related baby names.