Jessica

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jessica is a female given name of English origin. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica, from the play The Merchant of Venice.

From Wikipedia

Jessica first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 55,996 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 526 girls (rank #574). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jessica

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jessica yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,053,884

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

55,996

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Jessica

Jessica Albaphilanthropist · b. 1981
Jessica Langefilm actor · b. 1949
Jessica Bielactor · b. 1982
Jessica Simpsonrecording artist · b. 1980
Jessica Chastainfilm producer · b. 1977

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	7	#705
1881	7	#715
1882	8	#710
1883	6	#866
1884	14	#572
1885	6	#981
1886	11	#712
1887	8	#898
1888	18	#601
1889	9	#926
1890	18	#627
1891	14	#735
1892	14	#813
1893	15	#777
1894	10	#1,029
1895	19	#733
1896	9	#1,168
1897	9	#1,120
1898	13	#987
1899	14	#894
1900	23	#770
1901	8	#1,273
1902	9	#1,264
1903	16	#880
1904	16	#921
1905	17	#911
1906	18	#886
1907	17	#932
1908	17	#983
1909	18	#980
1910	28	#821
1911	21	#971
1912	36	#840
1913	25	#1,105
1914	42	#910
1915	55	#887
1916	53	#944
1917	55	#938
1918	56	#963
1919	40	#1,184
1920	43	#1,161
1921	48	#1,104
1922	40	#1,240
1923	52	#1,062
1924	41	#1,253
1925	34	#1,390
1926	35	#1,341
1927	39	#1,268
1928	36	#1,277
1929	42	#1,144
1930	38	#1,222
1931	40	#1,134
1932	44	#1,074
1933	43	#1,066
1934	46	#1,024
1935	47	#1,008
1936	43	#1,072
1937	71	#815
1938	50	#1,013
1939	77	#778
1940	61	#918
1941	81	#805
1942	127	#664
1943	121	#691
1944	124	#666
1945	132	#634
1946	240	#507
1947	430	#385
1948	482	#354
1949	406	#395
1950	402	#400
1951	466	#380
1952	453	#387
1953	495	#382
1954	424	#423
1955	387	#459
1956	406	#454
1957	476	#432
1958	529	#403
1959	522	#414
1960	556	#408
1961	668	#372
1962	864	#319
1963	1,120	#266
1964	1,171	#262
1965	1,532	#216
1966	1,668	#195
1967	1,760	#183
1968	1,840	#177
1969	2,492	#134
1970	4,022	#98
1971	5,360	#64
1972	6,206	#46
1973	7,228	#34
1974	10,655	#17
1975	12,928	#13
1976	18,369	#8
1977	24,845	#4
1978	26,103	#3
1979	27,782	#4
1980	33,923	#3
1981	42,532	#2
1982	45,449	#2
1983	45,284	#2
1984	45,858	#2
1985	48,348	#1
1986	52,684	#1
1987	55,996	#1
1988	51,557	#1
1989	47,887	#1
1990	46,486	#1
1991	43,395	#2
1992	38,361	#2
1993	34,993	#1
1994	32,122	#1
1995	27,939	#1
1996	24,200	#2
1997	21,045	#2
1998	18,238	#8
1999	16,350	#9
2000	15,711	#8
2001	13,925	#11
2002	11,921	#16
2003	10,454	#18
2004	9,470	#21
2005	8,115	#27
2006	6,815	#32
2007	5,714	#42
2008	4,739	#59
2009	3,801	#78
2010	3,200	#92
2011	2,625	#118
2012	2,335	#137
2013	1,951	#164
2014	1,802	#179
2015	1,591	#206
2016	1,392	#231
2017	1,291	#246
2018	1,066	#312
2019	969	#331
2020	779	#399
2021	656	#477
2022	620	#508
2023	550	#550
2024	526	#574