Pet Name Detail

Primarily Female

The meaning of the name Jessica is God Beholds

The origin of the name Jessica is Hebrew

Alternate spellings: Jessika, Jyssica, Jesyka, Jessycah

Notes:

The name was invented by Shakespeare for the daughter of a Jewish merchant in "The Merchant of Venice." He probably derived it from Iscah (Yiskah), the name of a daughter of Haran from the Book of Genesis in the Bible. 

Jessica ranked #1 or #2 in the United States from 1981 to 1997 and left the top 20 in 2004. In England & Wales it stayed in the top 5 from 2000 to 2008, its peak reaching #1 in 2005.

Famous Jessicas include: actress Jessica Biel, singer Jessica Simpson, actress Jessica Alba, actress Jessica Lange, and actress Jessica Tandy.

People who like the name Jessica also like: Emily, Hannah, Emma, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Olivia, Isabella, Jacob, Ethan, Joshua, Benjamin, Matthew, Daniel, William