Jessica

Jessica Meaning & Origin

About Jessica
The name Jessica is of Hebrew origin and means "God beholds" or "God sees." It is derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah, which appears in the Bible as the name of a daughter of Haran and the wife of Esau. Jessica gained popularity as a given name after being used by William Shakespeare for the character of Shylock's daughter in his play "The Merchant of Venice." The name Jessica is often associated with qualities such as beauty, intelligence, and independence.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Jessica are female.

Jessica Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -5.37% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JSK
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 S IH0 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˈʤɛsɪkə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JSK', 'ASK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jessica in Braille

Here's how to represent Jessica in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Jessica in braille

How to Spell the Name Jessica in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Jessica using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jessica in sign language

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