Jesica
Meaning
a modern American simplified spelling of Jessica, a name coined by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, likely adapting Hebrew Iscah
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jesica peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
11,790 people · the #1,523 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 17,241 · median age 28
Among people named Jesica living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 62 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jesica
Most people given the name Jesica in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Jesica you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jesica deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jesica truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jesica fits with your family’s names and surname.
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