Jessika
Respelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare used in The Merchant of Venice; it is generally traced to the biblical Hebrew name Yiskah.
Jessika in 2025
Jessika was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 20,922nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Jessika
Jessika reached its highest point in 1990, when 378 babies were given the name, ranking 1,105th that year.
Across the 58 years of records since 1968, 5,969 babies have been named Jessika. Half of them were born before 1993, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Jessika by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jessika | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 9,543 |
| 1970s | 338 | 2,635 |
| 1980s | 1,597 | 1,196 |
| 1990s | 2,672 | 1,105 |
| 2000s | 998 | 2,010 |
| 2010s | 320 | 4,878 |
| 2020s | 38 | 15,438 |
Where Jessika is heading
Jessika has fallen 73% over the past decade, from 26 babies in 2015 to 7 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Jessika is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jessika
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jessika.