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Jessica

Girl

Origin of the name

Jessica first appears in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice. It is thought to be based on the biblical name Iscah.

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 1987, with 55,992 births and the No. 1 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 665. 45% of all babies named Jessica since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
1,050,729births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 1rank at its peak, in 1987

Where babies named Jessica are born

1987

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The darker the blue, the more common Jessica is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Jessica is most common in Alaska (1.8 times), Nevada (1.5) and New Hampshire (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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