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.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Jessica has traveled through time
71880
61885
181890
191895
231900
171905
281910
551915
431920
341925
381930
471935
611940
1321945
4021950
3871955
5561960
1,5401965
4,0361970
12,9771975
34,0501980
48,5751985
46,6261990
27,9921995
15,7382000
8,1342005
3,2062010
1,5922015
7802020
4242025
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.