First Name JESS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JESS is ranked as the 1139th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 27,372.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 8.58 people named JESS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 91% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named JESS is 14,011.
  • The SSA data also shows that JESS is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names JESS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 27,372 +/-2.1%
  • National Rank 1,139
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 14,011
  • National Rank 1,713
  • Percentile Rank 98.15%
  • Proportion/100k 4.39

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JESS is 71.1% White, 13.5% Hispanic origin, 11.1% Black, 2.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name JESS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Two or More Races, Hispanic origin, Asian or Pacific Islander.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name JESS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name JESS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.1% 63.9% 7.2%
Hispanic origin 13.5% 16.3% -2.8%
Black 11.1% 12.3% -1.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.9% -2.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JESS is California where 5,118 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JESS, as 44.42 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 847 6.58 97.6% Indiana 588 8.91 96.7% Iowa 339 10.89 96.5% Kansas 429 14.77 95.0% Michigan 552 5.57 98.3% Minnesota 466 8.53 97.5% Missouri 66 2.22 88.5% Nebraska 342 18.16 94.0% North Dakota 56 7.61 79.4% Ohio 807 6.96 97.4% South Dakota 150 17.62 87.5% Wisconsin 486 8.45 97.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 847 6.58 97.6%
Indiana 588 8.91 96.7%
Iowa 339 10.89 96.5%
Kansas 429 14.77 95.0%
Michigan 552 5.57 98.3%
Minnesota 466 8.53 97.5%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.5%
Nebraska 342 18.16 94.0%
North Dakota 56 7.61 79.4%
Ohio 807 6.96 97.4%
South Dakota 150 17.62 87.5%
Wisconsin 486 8.45 97.3%
West State Statistics First-Names JESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 85.8% Arizona 660 9.8 96.2% California 5,118 13.19 99.2% Colorado 743 13.87 96.8% Hawaii 84 5.94 90.7% Idaho 422 25.8 94.6% Montana 227 22.22 91.2% Nevada 339 11.95 94.8% New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6% Oregon 599 15.09 96.3% Utah 530 18.01 95.5% Washington 956 13.54 98.3% Wyoming 131 22.35 87.5%

West States
State stats for the first name JESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 85.8%
Arizona 660 9.8 96.2%
California 5,118 13.19 99.2%
Colorado 743 13.87 96.8%
Hawaii 84 5.94 90.7%
Idaho 422 25.8 94.6%
Montana 227 22.22 91.2%
Nevada 339 11.95 94.8%
New Mexico 295 14.17 92.6%
Oregon 599 15.09 96.3%
Utah 530 18.01 95.5%
Washington 956 13.54 98.3%
Wyoming 131 22.35 87.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 751 20.89 97.3% Maine 591 44.42 95.2% Massachusetts 1,666 24.7 98.1% New Hampshire 542 40.84 95.5% New Jersey 1,251 14 98.1% New York 995 5.04 98.4% Pennsylvania 851 6.65 97.7% Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8% Vermont 51 8.13 87.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 751 20.89 97.3%
Maine 591 44.42 95.2%
Massachusetts 1,666 24.7 98.1%
New Hampshire 542 40.84 95.5%
New Jersey 1,251 14 98.1%
New York 995 5.04 98.4%
Pennsylvania 851 6.65 97.7%
Rhode Island 228 21.59 93.8%
Vermont 51 8.13 87.4%
South State Statistics First-Names JESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 213 4.38 94.6% Arkansas 365 12.31 95.2% Delaware 82 8.74 94.0% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.0% Florida 897 4.51 98.5% Georgia 481 4.77 97.0% Kentucky 434 9.84 95.5% Louisiana 208 4.47 93.9% Maryland 212 3.54 95.6% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.5% North Carolina 421 4.23 97.5% Oklahoma 834 21.49 96.9% South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0% Tennessee 604 9.22 97.2% Texas 2,152 7.98 98.9% Virginia 432 5.19 96.6% West Virginia 136 7.37 88.3%

South States
State stats for the first name JESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 213 4.38 94.6%
Arkansas 365 12.31 95.2%
Delaware 82 8.74 94.0%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.0%
Florida 897 4.51 98.5%
Georgia 481 4.77 97.0%
Kentucky 434 9.84 95.5%
Louisiana 208 4.47 93.9%
Maryland 212 3.54 95.6%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.5%
North Carolina 421 4.23 97.5%
Oklahoma 834 21.49 96.9%
South Carolina 197 4.08 94.0%
Tennessee 604 9.22 97.2%
Texas 2,152 7.98 98.9%
Virginia 432 5.19 96.6%
West Virginia 136 7.37 88.3%
 

Full Names with JESS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JESS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named JESS.

The most popular full name is JESS Johnson. 0.68% of all the people named JESS have this family name.

There are 3736 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JESS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JESS Johnson 0.68%
2 JESS Williams 0.66%
3 JESS Smith 0.61%
4 JESS Brown 0.51%
5 JESS Miller 0.44%
6 JESS Rodriguez 0.44%
7 JESS Garcia 0.42%
8 JESS Taylor 0.39%
9 JESS Hernandez 0.37%
10 JESS Jones 0.34%
11 JESS Martinez 0.34%
12 JESS Anderson 0.31%
13 JESS Hall 0.31%
14 JESS Moore 0.31%
15 JESS Martin 0.29%
16 JESS Reed 0.29%
17 JESS Baker 0.27%
18 JESS Cook 0.27%
19 JESS King 0.27%
20 JESS Nelson 0.27%