Yessika
Variant spelling of the Biblical name Jessica meaning "wealthy, prosperous".
Name Census estimates that about 100 living Americans carry the first name Yessika. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yessika today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yessika births was 1996 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yessika. 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.
People living today
100
~ 1 in 3,427,543 Americans
Peak year
1996
11 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,659
Tracked since 1987
Census
Yessika in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 498 people with the first name Yessika, which placed it at #20,655 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
#20,655
National first-name rank
People counted
498
498 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
95.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yessika
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yessika is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (1.4%). 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 Yessika 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 Yessika at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino95.0% · 473
- White1.4% · 7
- Black or African American1.4% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 6
- Two or more races0.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Yessika: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yessika from the 1980s through to the 2000s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 49 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yessika 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 Yessika during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yessika
The name Yessika is a variant spelling of the name Jessica, which is derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah. The name Yiskah is found in the Old Testament, where it refers to a daughter of Job. In Hebrew, the name Yiskah means "foresight" or "to look out."
The name Jessica gained popularity in the English-speaking world due to its use in William Shakespeare's play "The Merchant of Venice." In the play, Jessica is the daughter of the Jewish moneylender Shylock. This literary reference helped to spread the name's usage across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the spelling variation "Yessika" can be found in the 17th century. Yessika Engelken was a German artist and engraver who lived from 1647 to 1720. She is known for her intricate engravings of plants and animals, which were highly regarded for their scientific accuracy and artistic merit.
In the 18th century, Yessika Maria Rousse was a French botanist and illustrator who lived from 1721 to 1798. She is best known for her detailed botanical illustrations, which were used in several scientific publications of her time.
During the 19th century, Yessika Achaval was an Argentine poet and writer who lived from 1833 to 1868. She was a prominent figure in the literary circles of Buenos Aires and is remembered for her lyrical poetry and contributions to the development of Argentine literature.
In the 20th century, Yessika Tandy was a British actress who lived from 1909 to 1986. She had a successful career on stage and in film, appearing in numerous productions throughout her lifetime. One of her most notable roles was in the 1945 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations."
Another notable figure with the name Yessika is Yessika Salazar, a contemporary Mexican artist and sculptor. Born in 1981, she is known for her large-scale public art installations and sculptures that explore themes of identity, history, and cultural heritage.
People
Yessika + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yessika as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yessika: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yessika?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yessika 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 3,427,543 US residents.
Is Yessika a common name?
We classify Yessika as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 103 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yessika most popular?
The single biggest year for Yessika was 1996, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yessika is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yessika in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 498 people with the name Yessika, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,655 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 Yessika 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 Yessika?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yessika appears almost entirely female. Of the 493 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Yessika?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yessika is Hispanic at 95.0%. The next largest groups are White (1.4%) and Black (1.4%). 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 Yessika most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yessika in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.0% (473 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 Yessika in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yessika a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Yessika 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 Yessika still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yessika 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 Yessika 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 Americans are named Yessika?
Want to know how many people share the name Yessika? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.