UK boy's name
Jez
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2010. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jez is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Jez popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2010 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4678, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1998, with 17 births.
This profile covers 125 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1996 to 2010. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 124 living people in the UK are called Jez. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2011 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jez ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales in 2010, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1998, when 17 boys were registered as Jez.
- • About 124 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jez as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4678
2010
Births in 2010
3
Latest year
Peak year
1998
17 births
Estimated living
124
2026
Popularity
Jez over time
The chart below shows babies named Jez registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2010. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jez, the clearest high point is 1998. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2010, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jez by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jez was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4678 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2103 | 68 | 8 |
| 1990s | #1053 | 54 | 4 |
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jez
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Jez Nelson
radio personality
British broadcaster
2000-
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Jez Litten
rugby league player
English rugby league footballer (born 1998)
1998-
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Jez Wilson
boxer
British boxer
1979-
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Jez Bond
British theatre director
1978-
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Jez George
association football coach; association football player
English football manager (born 1970)
1970-
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Jez Moxey
businessperson; association football player
English football businessman (born 1963)
1963-
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Jez Alborough
writer; illustrator
British author and illustrator of children's books
1959-
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Jez Lowe
singer-songwriter
English singer-songwriter
1955-
Related
Names similar to Jez
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
Jez: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jez in the UK right now?
In 2010, Jez was ranked #4678 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jez most popular?
The peak year on record was 1998, with 17 babies registered as Jez in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jez in the UK?
A total of 125 babies have been registered as Jez across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.