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Jessika

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

Meaning

“A modern American respelling of Jessica, a name coined by Shakespeare, likely from Hebrew Iscah.”

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jessika peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

6,605 people · the #2,255 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 30,303 · median age 29

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Jessika living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 31 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Jessika

Most people given the name Jessika in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Jessika you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Jessika deep dive

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