Jessyca
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JES-ih-kuh
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jessyca is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jessyca 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.
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Is Jessyca a girl's or a boy's name?
Jessyca is a girls' name.
How popular is Jessyca in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 67 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Jessyca in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jessyca in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5,595 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 28 | #4,317 |
| 2000 | 39 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 38 | #3,310 |
| 1998 | 38 | #3,219 |
| 1997 | 61 | #2,226 |
| 1996 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 1995 | 46 | #2,645 |
| 1994 | 49 | #2,536 |
| 1993 | 59 | #2,212 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 1991 | 65 | #2,067 |
| 1990 | 62 | #2,096 |
| 1989 | 66 | #1,938 |
| 1988 | 58 | #2,028 |
| 1987 | 49 | #2,197 |
| 1986 | 38 | #2,563 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 24 | #3,422 |
| 1983 | 30 | #2,852 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 16 | #4,516 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 33 | #2,557 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 16 | #3,948 |
| 1974 | 10 | #5,359 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Nicknames for Jessyca
Names like Jessyca
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samantha Joanna Amanda Sierra Johanna Sara Joana Mariah Serena Ana Bianca Julissa
Names related to Jessyca
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, “Jessyca: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jessyca, updated 20 October 2026.