Jessika

Jessika: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “God beholds”
Origin: Hebrew
Say it: JES-ih-kuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Jessica. Jessica was popularized by Shakespeare, likely based on the biblical name יסכה (Yiskah), usually interpreted as God beholds.

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How popular is Jessika?

20241.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jessika in 20245

Peak year1990

Total US babies since 18805,961

Jessika is fading: recent use is about 16% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jessika

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

JessicaGod beholds · Hebrew
JessieGod beholds · Hebrew
JessaGod beholds · Hebrew
Jesshe sees · Hebrew
Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
Naomipleasantness · Hebrew

Jessika questions

What does the name Jessika mean?

Jessika means "God beholds". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Jessica. Jessica was popularized by Shakespeare, likely based on the biblical name יסכה (Yiskah), usually interpreted as God beholds.

Is Jessika a boy or girl name?

Jessika is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jessika?

5 US babies were named Jessika in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.

How do you pronounce Jessika?

Jessika is usually pronounced JES-ih-kuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.