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Jessica

Girl Arabic #550 in 2023

Jessica is a girl name of Arabic origin.

Meaning of Jessica

Jessica is a female given name of English origin.

Popularity of Jessica

Popularity, 1880–2023

550 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,049,780 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1987

56,239 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

Jennifer, also spelled Jenifer or Jenefer, is a feminine given name, the Cornish form of Guinevere, that became popular in the English-speaking world in the 20th century

Yahweh is salvation

Boy · Ancient Greek

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

Boy · Germanic languages

Supplanter; one who follows

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.