Recorded 1958–2005 Boys' name Peak 1975 126 births

Jes — boys' name

126 babies named Jes in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s51970s421980s271990s362000s11
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jes was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jes in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jes

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Jes between 1958 and 2005, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jes currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jes performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jes shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jes in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 126 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jes at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

126

Since 1958

48 years of records

Peak year

1975

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1958

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2005

Jes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1958

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1975)
13
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 20051997199319871979197619661958 5

Jes by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
42 births that decade — 33% of Jes's all-time total
1950s51960s51970s421980s271990s362000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jes?
126 babies have been named Jes since 1958. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1975 with 13 births.
When was Jes most popular?
Jes was most popular in the 1970s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Jes been used?
Jes has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 48 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Jes?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jesse, Jesus, Jessie, Jess, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.