Jessica

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A few things about Jessica you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jessica

Jessica Alba

American actress and businesswoman (born 1981)

Choose Jessica and your child shares a first name with Jessica Alba, an American actress and businesswoman. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jessica, like who?” Jessica Alba's Wikipedia article is available in 114 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 3,791 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jessica, 424 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jessica would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJessica has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Jessicas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1995, when it ranked #1. Today it's #665, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJessica was 33× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 116 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 3,791.
• 🍂TrendJessica has slipped 266 places over the last five years and now sits at #665. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJessica is most popular in Utah, where it ranks #408, followed by Arizona (#416) and Kentucky (#443). It's in the top 1,000 in 25 states.

About the name Jessica

Jessica is a girl name of Old English origin. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ica”. US birth records list Jessica for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked #1 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #665, with 424 babies.

Origin:Old English names