Given name
Jessicia
“The Lord sees all”
In English use, Jessicia is a variant of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Jessicia is a variant of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jessicia is a variant of Jessica. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jessicia is a variant of Jessica. The history of Jessica gives this family its wider story. Jessica is Shylock’s daughter in The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare’s immediate inspiration is unknown, but the biblical spelling Jesca—corresponding to Iscah in Genesis 11:29—has been proposed as a starting point.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jessicia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 348
- 0 boys · 348 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 29 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 220 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jessicia’s family of names
In English usage, Jessicia has a related form in Jessica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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