Jessica

Jessica \jes-si-ca, je-ss-ica\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Jessica can also be used as a name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced JH-S-ih-Kaa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jessica: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Jessica?

Jessica has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English and German. The meaning of Jessica is 'God beholds, foresight'. The name was first used by Shakespeare in naming the daughter of Shylock in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). It appears that Shakespeare derived the name from Iscah (Hebrew) or the alternative form Jesca (Hebrew), which appeared in the book of Genesis of the Bible as the name of a daughter of Haran. These two biblical names are in turn derived from Yiskah (Hebrew), which is of the root word sakhah ('to see'). The name has long been associated with Jews, and it appears that this was Shakespeare's intention as well. The name was used occasionally by English speakers from the 16th century, and it saw a revival in the late 19th century. The name Jessica is used to a great extent; it has 64 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise name Jassica meaning, short names for Jennica, Jesenia name, what does the name Jesimae mean, Jesirae meaning and origin, nicknames for Jeslyn, short names for Jessa, meaning of Jessah, Jessaka name variations, Jessalin meaning, Jessaline name variations, short names for Jessalyn, meaning of Jessalynn, name Jessamae meaning, meaning of Jessamyn, nicknames for Jessana, Jessandra meaning, Jessca name variations, baby name Jesscia, Jesse pronounciation, baby name Jesselyn, Jessey name variations, Jessi definition, name Jessia, Jessicia pronounciation, Jessilyn meaning and origin, Jessina name popularity, name Jessiya meaning, name Jesslyn, Jesslynn name variations, name Jessye meaning, short names for Jezeca, Jezeka name popularity, Jezeree meaning of name, Jezica name variations, name Jezika meaning, Jeziree meaning of name, baby name Jezyca, Jyssika meaning and origin, name Lajessica, Tjessica meaning of name, nicknames for Yesica, and what does the name Yessica mean. Other English forms comprise the contracted forms nicknames for Jess, name Jessie meaning (also used in German, and Hebrew), and Jessy meaning of name (also used in German), the familiar form Jecca meaning, and the spelling variants name Jesaca origin, name Jesica origin, Jesicca meaning of name, nicknames for Jesika, Jessaca pronounciation, name Jesseca, baby name Jessicca, Jessicka pronounciation, Jessika meaning (also used in German), short names for Jessiqua, Jessyca meaning and origin, name Jessyka, and what does the name Jesyka mean. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Italian nicknames for Gessica, the Hungarian short names for Janka, the Frisian Jesca name variations, and the Gaelic Teasag name popularity. Jessica is popular as a baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1987, 2.990% of baby girls were named Jessica. It was #1 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #92 with a usage of only 0.163%, however it was nevertheless the most popular out of all girl names in its family. Jessica was used 8 times more than the next ranked name, Jessie pronounciation, in 2010. Jessica has primarily been a baby girl name in the last century. In 1991, 375 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Jessica.

The following famous people share the name Jessica:

• Actress Jessica Alba, born 28 April 1981, Pomona, California
• Actress Jessica Biel, born 3 March 1982, Ely, Minnesota
• Animated Character Jessica Rabbit, born 1988
• Singer Jessica Simpson, born 10 July 1980, Dallas, Texas
• Soldier Jessica Lynch, born 26 April 1983, Wirt County, West Virginia.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Jessica:

the English nicknames for Jacci, the English Jacey definition, the name Jachann name, the English Jacki name popularity, the English meaning of Jackie, the English Jacky name variations, the name what does the name Jacqi mean, the name meaning of Jacqua, the English and French baby name Jacqui, the French short names for Jacquie, the name Jaha name variations, the African and Swahili what does the name Jahi mean, the name name Jakaya origin, the name Jaki meaning of name, the Polish Jasa name, the Polish baby name Jasia, the name Jassi meaning and origin, the English and Indian short names for Jaya, the name baby name Jayah, and the name short names for Jayce.

The baby name Jessica fun facts:

The name Jessica in reverse order is "Acissej".

The numerological value of the name Jessica is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jessica?

Jessica is in the top names in USA.