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Jessyca

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How to Pronounce Jessyca

Pronounced JES-ih-kuh /ˈdʒɛs.ɪ.kə/Medium

Meaning: Jessyca is a variant spelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized in The Merchant of Venice, usually derived from the Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold' or 'foresight.' The y spelling is one of many respellings the name drew at its 1990s height.Low

In 30 seconds: Jessyca respells Jessica — a Shakespeare name linked to 'to behold' (said 'JES-ih-kuh'). A 1990s variant.
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Origin LowHebrew, English
MeaningJessyca is a variant spelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized in The Merchant of Venice, usually derived from the Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold' or 'foresight.' The y spelling is one of many respellings the name drew at its 1990s height.
U.S. rank (2014)#15467 ↘ Falling
2014 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1996
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,280
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199619712014

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

Jessyca is a spelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized and usually tied to the Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold.' It rode the enormous Jessica wave and peaked around 1996, always a minority spelling.

A Jessyca from the peak is now in her early thirties, a child of the decade when Jessica topped the charts. The many respellings have faded together, and this one reads as a 90s period variant of a name still widely recognized.

Did you know? Shakespeare seems to have coined Jessica for Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice, so every Jessyca carries a small literary pedigree behind its trendy spelling.
Overall data confidence 55%
References — Jessyca — Spelling of Jessica (Shakespeare; Hebrew 'to behold')

Variations

JessicaJesicaJessika

Nicknames

JessJessie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jessyca mean?

Jessyca is a spelling of Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized, linked to the Hebrew for 'to behold.'

How do you pronounce Jessyca?

It's said JES-ih-kuh /ˈdʒɛs.ɪ.kə/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Jessyca a boy or girl name?

Jessyca is used as a girl's name, a spelling of Jessica.

How popular is Jessyca?

Jessyca was an uncommon spelling of Jessica that peaked in the mid-nineteen-nineties.

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