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Jess

Jess ranks #579 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 3 places, 2 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #248 among girl dog names.
Jess's popularity trend

Jess's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.01%2012201320152017
Cats in our data
2
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#579
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
—
2014 → 2019
Gender split
88% female
88% female12% male

Gender split comes from 16 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Jess mean?
/d͡ʒɛs/1 syllable

Jess most often serves as a short form of Jesse or Jessica. Jesse comes from the Hebrew Yishai, generally understood as "gift," while Jessica was popularized by Shakespeare and is thought to derive from the Hebrew Iscah, meaning "God beholds" or "one who sees."

Simple and easygoing, Jess suits a pet with a steady, no-fuss personality - friendly without needing to make a big entrance.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Jess shows up

Cats named Jess per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Jess

JessieJessicaPrincessDuchessTessDutchessTigressJesseJesterGuinnessToothless