Jesseca
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JES-ih-kuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jesseca is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jesseca mean?
Hebrew: respelling of Jessica
A respelling of Jessica, a name popularised by Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to Shylock's daughter.
Is Jesseca a girl's or a boy's name?
Jesseca is a girls' name.
How popular is Jesseca in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 71 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Jesseca in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jesseca in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 24 | #4,829 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 46 | #2,668 |
| 1995 | 43 | #2,783 |
| 1994 | 71 | #1,967 |
| 1993 | 66 | #2,063 |
| 1992 | 55 | #2,346 |
| 1991 | 66 | #2,052 |
| 1990 | 66 | #2,024 |
| 1989 | 60 | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 68 | #1,747 |
| 1986 | 70 | #1,668 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,855 |
| 1984 | 48 | #2,080 |
| 1983 | 40 | #2,359 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,822 |
| 1981 | 52 | #2,009 |
| 1980 | 49 | #2,096 |
| 1979 | 33 | #2,671 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 44 | #2,124 |
| 1976 | 36 | #2,292 |
| 1975 | 22 | #3,155 |
| 1974 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1973 | 17 | #3,634 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
Nicknames for Jesseca
Names like Jesseca
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samantha Joanna Amanda Sara Johanna Sierra Joana Ana Rebecca Bianca Maria Melissa
Names related to Jesseca
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jesseca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jesseca, updated 20 October 2026.