Meaning of the nameJéssica
- Female
- English origin
- Hebrew origin
- Jés-si-ca
Jéssica is a female name that comes from English Jessica, created for a character in The Merchant of Venice and probably based on the biblical name Iscah.
Meaning
“probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'”
Source: Wiktionary: Jessica (English) · Behind the Name: Jessica
- People (2022)
- 450,167
- Rank in Brazil
- #54
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 458,284
- people
Jéssica in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jéssica, 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 (327,150 people).
448,574 women 1,593 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 Jéssica is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jéssica in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraná 0.261%
- São Paulo 0.257%
- Santa Catarina 0.257%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.256%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.253%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 114,062 | 0.257% |
| Minas Gerais | 46,542 | 0.227% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 41,134 | 0.256% |
| Paraná | 29,849 | 0.261% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 27,366 | 0.252% |
| Bahia | 25,422 | 0.180% |
| Santa Catarina | 19,525 | 0.257% |
| Pernambuco | 18,379 | 0.203% |
| Pará | 15,650 | 0.193% |
| Goiás | 15,230 | 0.216% |
| Ceará | 11,709 | 0.133% |
| Maranhão | 9,781 | 0.144% |
| Amazonas | 7,828 | 0.199% |
| Paraíba | 7,764 | 0.195% |
| Mato Grosso | 7,705 | 0.211% |
| Espírito Santo | 7,687 | 0.201% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 6,985 | 0.253% |
| Distrito Federal | 6,796 | 0.241% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 6,765 | 0.205% |
| Alagoas | 6,540 | 0.209% |
| Sergipe | 4,551 | 0.206% |
| Piauí | 4,169 | 0.127% |
| Rondônia | 3,377 | 0.214% |
| Tocantins | 1,907 | 0.126% |
| Amapá | 1,228 | 0.167% |
| Roraima | 1,174 | 0.184% |
| Acre | 1,042 | 0.126% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
The form with an acute accent on the é, the one recorded in Wiktionary and the most common in the group; IBGE counts it without the accent.
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 Jéssica
What does the name Jéssica mean?
Jéssica means “probably from the biblical name Iscah, perhaps 'he will see'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jéssica in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 450,167 people with the first name Jéssica, which ranks it number 54 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Jéssica a boy's or a girl's name?
Jéssica is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 448,574 women and 1,593 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jéssica?
Jéssica is a name of English and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jéssica most common?
Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.261% of the state's population is named Jéssica (29,849 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jéssica?
Jesica, Jessika, Jessyca and Jhessica. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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