Jess - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jess \j(e)-ss\ is a variant of Jesse.

The baby name Jess sounds like Jessy and Joss. Other similar baby names are Jens and Jesus.

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