female NAME · CURRENTLY #665

Jessica

JESS-i-kuh

“Traditionally interpreted as “foresight”; likely adapted by Shakespeare from the biblical name Iscah”

A widely used name introduced to English literature by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Jessica has traveled through time

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LATEST YEAR2025424 births
PEAK RANK#1in 1985
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.