How many jessicas

Were you born in the eighties? If so, there's like a 40 percent chance your name is Jessica. OK, so maybe that's a gross exaggeration, but chances are, if you're named Jessica , you grew up with a number of other Jessicas, graduated with a bunch of Jessicas, and went on to work or become casual acquaintances with several Jessicas.

Think of it like this: the popularity of the name Jessica kind of runs parallel to the popularity of John Hughes' movies. It reached its peak in the mid-eighties and rode the wave all the way to the very beginning of the nineties, where it didn't exactly flounder, but never quite reached the same heights again.

We're all the way down at these days, you guys — I don't think we're coming back from that. Not with all the Bellas and Avas and Sophias out there, anyway. I won't bore you with exact figures, but, considering Jessica was the most popular baby name in America between and , let's just say there are literally millions of women out there named Jessica. Community groups. Home Pregnancy Naming your baby Baby name search results. Jessica Save to list. View my list. First used by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice.

Probably based on the biblical Jesca, from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning "God beholds". Pronounced: j EH s ih k uh. Cheerful and open-minded, they also often have a great sense of humour. Read more about number 3s. Find the meaning of a name. Search baby names. Search baby names by: Gender. Starts with. Ends with. Numerology -- Please Select -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Get diet and wellness tips to help your kids stay healthy and happy. Social Security Administration.

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Name Variations. Similar Names. Common Nicknames. Suggested Sibling Names. Famous People Named Jessica. Origin: Iscah is a minor figure in the Old Testament, mentioned only briefly as a sister of Lot and niece of Abraham. For the purposes of his play Shakespeare changed it to Jessica. Gender: Jessica is traditionally a feminine name.

While boys have been named Jessica, it is relatively rare.