Yessica
Meaning
“A Spanish-influenced respelling of Jessica, a name likely coined by Shakespeare, perhaps from Hebrew Iscah.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yessica peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
266 people · the #20,758 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 26
Among people named Yessica living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yessica
Most people given the name Yessica in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Yessica 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.
The Yessica deep dive
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