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Jesica

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s/2000s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a modern American simplified spelling of Jessica, a name coined by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, likely adapting Hebrew Iscah

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

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

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

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.

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