Jess

Girl name

Jess ranks #996 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 10 places, 80 licensed dogs carry the name.

Jess's popularity trend

Jess's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2011.

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Year	Share
2025	0.002%
2024	0.003%
2023	0.003%
2022	0.003%
2021	0.001%
2020	0.002%
2019	0.007%
2018	0.004%
2017	0.003%
2016	0.003%
2015	0.004%
2014	0.004%
2013	0.003%
2012	0.004%
2011	0.007%
2010	0.007%
2009	0.006%
2008	0.005%
2007	0.003%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 10 places

Popularity rank

#996

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−3,528

2020 → 2025

Gender split

91% girls

91% girls9% boys

Where Jess shows up

Jess's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


BurnsideAustralia	0.2%
PlayfordAustralia	0.2%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.2%
New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Jess

Jessie Jessica Jessy Jessi Princess Tess Duchess Dutchess Empress Bess Jesse Jester