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What does Jess mean?
Jess 
▼ as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Jess) is of Hebrew origin, and the name Jess means "the Lord exists". Jess is a variant form of Jesse (Hebrew).
STARTS WITH Je-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA JESSE Jesiah▲, Jessey, Jessie▼, Jessy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jess Clifton (J.C.), ..
How popular is Jess?
Jess is a very popular first name for males (#509 out of 1220, Top 42%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#16829 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jess reached its peak rank of #119 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Jess are Jesse (#185 IN 2018), Jesiah (#979), Jessie (#1109), Jessey and Jessy. Usage of these forms of Jess was widespread 138 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.82%) and has become significantly reduced since (ADOPTION 0.14%, ▼83.1%), with versions like Jessie becoming somewhat outmoded. Jesiah is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns among these.
Similar Names
Jess▼ is pronounced similarly to Jace▲, Jase▼, Jazz, Joos and Joss. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cass, Chess, Guss▼, Je-, Jean▼, Jeb, Jed▼, Jedd, Jeff▼, Jeh, Jehu, Jem, Jeno, Jens, Jere, Jerk, Jesous, Jessop, Jessup, Jesus, Jet, Jeth, Jett▲, Jose▼, Josh▼, Just, Kass, Moss, Otess, Ross▼ and Russ▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jess.
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