Jess is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Jess one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Jess is a name for boys and girls and is a short form of Jessica or Jesse.
Jess means “to behold”, “to see before” or “God beholds” (from Jessica) and “gift of God” or “God exists” (from Jesse).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Jess is currently ranked #2289 on the name leaderboard.
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