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Meaning of the nameDiessica

Diessica is a Brazilian female name that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) defines as a Portuguese adaptation of the English Jessica.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people named Diessica, the 7,780th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Meaning

The meaning of Diessica is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
1,091
Rank in Brazil
#7,780
Median age
26 years
2010 Census
998
people

Diessica in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Diessica, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (742 people).

1,087 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Diessica is most common

States with the highest share of people named Diessica in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.004%
  2. Paraná 0.001%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio Grande do Sul4670.004%
Paraná1350.001%
Minas Gerais1150.001%
Santa Catarina630.001%
São Paulo530.000%
Goiás500.001%
Pará350.000%
Mato Grosso220.001%
Rio de Janeiro190.000%
Rondônia190.001%
Bahia180.000%
Espírito Santo180.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul180.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Diessica

The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) classifies Diessica as a Brazilianism, a Portuguese adaptation of the English Jessica. According to Behind the Name, Jessica appears in this form in The Merchant of Venice (1596), by Shakespeare, probably from the biblical name Iscah, and Wiktionary gives the Hebrew Yiská (Iscah, in Genesis 11:29) as the probable origin. Since the link is only probable, the meaning is left open. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,091 people named Diessica, with a median age of 26. Almost all were born between 1980 and 2009, and the name is almost always female.

Sources

  1. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Diessica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Jessica · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Wiktionary: Jessica · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Diessica

What does the name Diessica mean?

The meaning of Diessica is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Diessica in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people with the first name Diessica, which ranks it number 7,780 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Diessica a boy's or a girl's name?

Diessica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,087 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Diessica?

Diessica is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Diessica most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.004% of the state's population is named Diessica (467 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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