Jesika
Feminine variant of the name Jessica, derived from the Hebrew name meaning "wealthy".
Name Census estimates that about 1,224 living Americans carry the first name Jesika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jesika today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jesika births was 1991 (84 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jesika. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jesika with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 280,028 Americans
Peak year
1991
84 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2018 SSA rank
#14,611
Tracked since 1970
Census
Jesika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,303 people with the first name Jesika, which placed it at #10,298 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,298
National first-name rank
People counted
1.3K
1,303 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jesika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jesika is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and Black (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jesika described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jesika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.0% · 730
- Hispanic or Latino24.7% · 322
- Black or African American8.5% · 111
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.9% · 64
- Two or more races4.5% · 58
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 18
Popularity
Jesika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jesika from the 1970s through to the 2010s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 516 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jesika by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jesika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jesikas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Jesika, while Illinois, Ohio, Indiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 42 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jesika
The name Jesika is believed to have its origins in the late Latin language of the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries AD. It is thought to be a variant spelling of the name Jessica, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah, meaning "foresight" or "to behold." The name Jesika likely arose due to the influence of other European languages and dialects on the Latin root.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Jesika can be found in ancient manuscripts and records from various regions of Europe, particularly in areas where Latin remained a scholarly and administrative language after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. For example, references to individuals named Jesika have been found in monastic chronicles and legal documents from the Carolingian Empire, which spanned modern-day France, Germany, and parts of Italy during the 8th and 9th centuries.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Jesika was Jesika of Charlemagne's court, who lived during the late 8th century and served as a lady-in-waiting to the Frankish queen Hildegard. Jesika is also mentioned in several medieval hagiographies and religious texts, although the specific details surrounding these individuals are often obscure or uncertain.
During the High Middle Ages, from the 11th to 13th centuries, the name Jesika gained some popularity among the nobility and gentry of various European realms. Jesika of Ivry, born in 1115, was a notable figure in the court of King Henry I of England. Another historical figure, Jesika of Arles, was a prominent abbess and patron of the arts in southern France during the 12th century.
In the late medieval and Renaissance periods, the name Jesika continued to be used, particularly in regions with strong Latin cultural influences. Jesika Borgia, born in 1493, was a member of the infamous Borgia family and served as a lady-in-waiting to her cousin, Lucrezia Borgia. Jesika de Gouda, born in 1518, was a Dutch Renaissance scholar and humanist who made significant contributions to the study of classical literature and philosophy.
Throughout its history, the name Jesika has been borne by numerous individuals of varying backgrounds and levels of historical significance. While not among the most common names, it has maintained a presence in various parts of Europe and has been carried on through the centuries, reflecting the enduring influence of Latin language and culture.
People
Jesika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jesika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jesika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jesika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,224 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jesika going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 280,028 US residents.
Is Jesika a common name?
We classify Jesika as "Rare". It ranks above 91.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,275 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jesika most popular?
The single biggest year for Jesika was 1991, when 84 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jesika is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jesika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,303 people with the name Jesika, or 0.43 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,298 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jesika in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jesika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jesika appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,303 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jesika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jesika is White at 56.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.7%) and Black (8.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jesika most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jesika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.0% (730 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jesika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jesika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jesika in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jesika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jesika in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jesika can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Jesika as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Jesika, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.