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Tessica

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How to Pronounce Tessica

Pronounced TES-ih-kuh /ˈtɛs.ɪ.kə/Medium

Meaning: Tessica reads as a blend of Tessa, itself short for Theresa, and Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized from a biblical Hebrew source; the coined form loosely inherits from both.Low

In 30 seconds: Tessica blends Tessa and Jessica, two familiar names, into one. It appeared for a small number of United States girls around 1982 (said TES-ih-kuh).
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Origin LowAmerican, Hebrew
MeaningTessica reads as a blend of Tessa, itself short for Theresa, and Jessica, a name Shakespeare popularized from a biblical Hebrew source; the coined form loosely inherits from both.
U.S. rank (2006)#19825 ↘ Falling
2006 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1982
Total births (all-time)≈ 229

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198219702006

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

Tessica looks like a merger of Tessa and Jessica, the latter a runaway favorite of its decade. It never caught on, touching a small high around 1982.

Given to only about twenty girls a year at most, it faded by the mid two-thousands. A girl named Tessica at that peak would be in her early forties today. The name reads as a playful blend of two popular classics.

Did you know? Jessica, one parent of Tessica, was popularized by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice from a biblical Hebrew name, while Tessa comes from Theresa, giving the blend two very different roots.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Tessica — Blend of Tessa (Theresa) and Jessica (biblical Hebrew)

Variations

JessicaTessaTessika

Nicknames

TessTessieJess

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Tessica mean?

It appears to blend Tessa, from Theresa, and Jessica, of biblical Hebrew origin.

How do you pronounce Tessica?

It is said TES-ih-kuh /ˈtɛs.ɪ.kə/, three syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Tessica a boy or girl name?

Tessica is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Tessica?

It has always been very rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-eighties.

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