Meaning of the nameJesica
- Female
- English origin
- Hebrew origin
- Je-si-ca
Jesica is a spelling of the name Jéssica, which means “probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'”.
Meaning
“probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'”
Meaning of the name Jéssica, of which Jesica is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Jessica (English) · Behind the Name: Jessica
- People (2022)
- 11,790
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,523
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,082
- people
Jesica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jesica, 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 (8,183 people).
11,727 women 63 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 Jesica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jesica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.011%
- Rondônia 0.010%
- Mato Grosso 0.009%
- Goiás 0.008%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,979 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 974 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 887 | 0.008% |
| Minas Gerais | 841 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 833 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 813 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 785 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 643 | 0.008% |
| Goiás | 583 | 0.008% |
| Pernambuco | 506 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 367 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 310 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 303 | 0.005% |
| Amazonas | 288 | 0.007% |
| Espírito Santo | 265 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 249 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 174 | 0.006% |
| Paraíba | 161 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 154 | 0.010% |
| Alagoas | 141 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 115 | 0.004% |
| Distrito Federal | 103 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 94 | 0.006% |
| Sergipe | 83 | 0.004% |
| Acre | 53 | 0.006% |
| Amapá | 43 | 0.006% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jesica
Writes a single S in place of SS; it is the second most recorded spelling in the group.
About the name Jéssica
Wiktionary records Jéssica as a borrowing from English Jessica. According to Behind the Name, the form Jessica first appeared in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice (1596), probably based on the biblical name Iscah, spelled Jescha in translations of the time. Wiktionary's English entry links Iscah to Hebrew yiská (Genesis 11:29), which probably means 'he will see' or 'he will look for'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 450,167 people named Jéssica, most of them born in the 1990s. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil lists Jessika, Jessyca and Jhessica among the spelling variants of Jessica.
Other spellings of Jéssica
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jéssica · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Jessica (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jessica · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jessica · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jesica
What does the name Jesica mean?
Jesica means “probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jéssica, of which Jesica is a spelling.
How many people are named Jesica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,790 people with the first name Jesica, which ranks it number 1,523 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jesica a boy's or a girl's name?
Jesica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 11,727 women and 63 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jesica?
Jesica is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jesica most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.011% of the state's population is named Jesica (833 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jesica?
Jéssica, Jessika, Jessyca and Jhessica. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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