Meaning  The name Jessica has the following meaning: Meaning "He sees" in Hebrew, referring to an all-seeing God. It was coined by Shakespeare from the Old Testament Jesca and used in his famous play the Merchant of Venice, as the name of the daughter of Shylock. This name was wildly popular in the U.S. in the 1970s and to this day, is still one of the most common names in English-speaking countries.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Jessica is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 17 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Jessica fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 19 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 78 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jessica in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Jessica is pronounced as jeh-see-kuh Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Jessica and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jessica: Boys - Axel, Chaim, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Nathanael, Simeon, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - DeborahVariants Popular Variants for the name Jessica: Gessica (Italian), Iekika (Hawaiian), Janka (Hungarian), Jesica, Jesika, Jessa (Nickname), Jessaca, Jessaka, Jesseca, Jessicka, Jessika (German), Jezeka, JezicaNicknames Common nicknames for the name Jessica are: Jess, Jessie
Style We think the name Jessica should fall under the following style category: The 70's. See other The 70's namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jessica to be: A dainty, spoilt rich girlIn one word, you might describe Jessica as a(n) " spoilt" person. See other "spoilt" names for boys and girls. |
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Meaning of name Jessica
