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Jessica name meaning

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228
in the U.S.
in 2010
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What does the name Jessica mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Jessica

User Submitted Origins

English
52%
Hebrew
35%
American
5%
Indian (Sanskrit)
4%
French
2%
Spanish
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Canada says the name Jessica is of Hebrew origin and means "God beholds. Gifts from God".
  2. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Jessica is of English origin and means "A queen with the gift of god".
  3. 5 submissions from all over the world agree the name Jessica means "Gift of god" and is of English origin.
  4. A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Jessica means "God's gift" and is of Canadian origin.
  5. A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Jessica is of English origin and means "Gift of God, Gods Gift".
  6. A user from Ireland says the name Jessica is of English origin and means "Gift from god".
  7. According to a user from Nigeria, the name Jessica means "God is looking. Gracious gift from God".
  8. A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Jessica is of English origin and means "In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jessica is: Rich. God beholds. The daughter of Shylock in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'".
  9. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Jessica is of Hebrew origin and means "Rich or God beholds".
  10. A submission from Australia says the name Jessica means "Queen of Riches and of God".
  11. 2 submissions from the United Kingdom and the United States agree the name Jessica means "Rich" and is of English / French origin.
  12. 3 submissions from Texas, U.S. agree the name Jessica means "Wealthy" and is of Hebrew origin.
  13. 2 people from the United Kingdom and the United States agree the name Jessica is of English origin and means "Queen".
  14. 2 submissions from the United States and Canada agree the name Jessica means "princess" and is of English origin.
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First used by William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice in the early 17th century, probably from Hebrew יִסְכָּה‎ (yiskah, “Iscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe version”), a proper name meaning "one who looks forth" (but apparently not used as an ordinary word with that meaning).

  • By folk etymology seen as an elaborate form of Jessie, from Jane.
  1. A female given name from Hebrew; formerly rare, but since the 1970s popular in all English-speaking countries.

Jessica was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano, Danish, French, German, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Jessica

Notable Persons Named Jessica

Jessica Campbell Jones Cage

Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a comics character.

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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba is an actor, model (people), businessperson, actress, model, and businesswoman. She was most active from 1994 to present. Jessica was given the name Jessica Marie Alba on April 28th, 1981 in , U.S.

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Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2004. Jessica was given the name Jessica Michelle Chastain on March 24th, 1977 in Sacramento, California, U.S.

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Jessica Biel

Jessica Biel is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1994. Jessica was given the name Jessica Claire Biel on March 3rd, 1982 in Ely, Minnesota, U.S.

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Jessica Lange

She has had major accomplishments since 1976. Jessica was given the name Jessica Phyllis Lange on April 20th, 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota, U.S.

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Jessica Henwick

Jessica Henwick is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2010. Jessica was born on August 30th, 1992.

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  • Jessie J
    Musician
  • Jessica Simpson
    Singer
  • Jessica
    Singing
  • Stoya
  • Jessica Stroup
    Actress
  • Jessica Sula
    Actress
  • Jessica Walter
    Actress
  • Jessica Lucas
    Actress
  • Jessica Szohr
    Actress
  • Jessica Tandy
    Actress
  • Jessica Raine
    Actress
  • Jessica Origliasso
    Musician
  • Jessica Nigri
  • Jessica Seinfeld
    Author

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jessica

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jessica

Jessica

Jessica is a singing, actor, businessperson, singer, actress, and businesswoman. Jessica was given the name Jessica Sooyoun Jung on April 18th, 1989 in San Francisco.

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Stoya

Stoya was given the name Jessica on June 15th, 1986 in Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.

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Lady Jessica

Lady Jessica is a bene gesserit.

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Sisca Jessica

Sisca Jessica is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2007. Sisca was born on April 25th, 1988 in Bandung.

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Nash and Jessica

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Jessica U.S.
█  White 64.47% 64.26%
█  African American 8.33% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 6.58% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 16.67% 16.26%

Of Last Name Jessica

People with the last name Jessica are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Jessica

  • What name lists does Jessica rank for?
    #11Most Popular Girl Names
    #82Unique Girl Names
  • How Popular is the name Jessica? Jessica is the 38th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jessica was the 82,613th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Jessica have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,050,655 babies born with the first name Jessica in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jessica to occupy the country of Djibouti with an estimated population of 923,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Jessica? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Jessica first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jessica is Friday, February 9th, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Jessica born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jessica was in 1987 with a total of 55,992 babies. That's a lot of babies named Jessica!
  • Random Jessica Factoid: According to the 1978 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jessica ranks 9th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Mississippi. Imagine that, 201 babies in Mississippi have the same name in 1978.
  • Weird things about the name Jessica: The name spelled backwards is Acissej. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Isjseac. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Jessica? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 228 people with the last name Jessica.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jessica? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jessica as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.3m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
    • Jessica name meaning

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