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Jesseka

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How to Pronounce Jesseka

Pronounced JESS-ih-kuh /ˈdʒɛsɪkə/Medium

Meaning: Jesseka is a phonetic respelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare coined for The Merchant of Venice, probably from the Hebrew Iscah (Yiskah), linked to a verb meaning 'to behold' or 'to foresee.'Low

In 30 seconds: Jesseka is a phonetic spelling of Jessica, a Shakespeare coinage likely from Hebrew Iscah, 'to behold.' It appeared for United States girls from around 1981 (said JESS-ih-kuh).

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Origin LowHebrew, English

MeaningJesseka is a phonetic respelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare coined for The Merchant of Venice, probably from the Hebrew Iscah (Yiskah), linked to a verb meaning 'to behold' or 'to foresee.'

U.S. rank (2009)#18582 ↘ Falling

2009 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1989

Total births (all-time)≈ 170

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jesseka is one of many respellings of Jessica, swapping in -eka for the usual ending. Its quiet high came around 1989, near the top of Jessica's own reign.

It was given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, so a girl named Jesseka then would be in her thirties today. The spelling marks a personal take on a very common name.

Did you know? The parent name Jessica was among the most popular American girls' names of the nineteen-eighties, and creative spellings like Jesseka multiplied as parents personalized it.

Overall data confidence 35%

References - Jesseka — Phonetic spelling of Jessica; Shakespeare coinage from Hebrew Iscah 'to behold'

Variations

JessicaJessikaJesica

Nicknames

JessJessieKa

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jesseka mean?

It is a spelling of Jessica, a Shakespeare coinage probably from the Hebrew Iscah, meaning 'to behold.'

How do you pronounce Jesseka?

It's said JESS-ih-kuh /ˈdʒɛsɪkə/, three syllables stressed on the first.

Is Jesseka a boy or girl name?

Jesseka is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jesseka?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.