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Jessica: name meaning and numbers

In Pythagorean numerology Jessica adds up to 21, which reduces to 3, its Expression number. In the Chaldean system it adds up to 17, which reduces to 8.

Jessica is first found in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and Canada gave the name to 5,269 girls in 1991 and to 66 in 2025.

Where Jessica comes from and how it spread

Shakespeare gave the name to Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice, written in the 1590s. It may come from Iscah, a minor figure in Genesis, though the link is uncertain. The American count peaked at 55,992 girls in 1987, and the count for 2025 was 424. England and Wales recorded 6,711 girls named Jessica in 1996 and 360 in 2025. New South Wales counted 1,648 in 1990, and Chile 2,056 in 1975. Spain's count of residents lists 26,643 women named Jessica.

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Lines join Jessica's letter values in order (1 5 1 1 9 3 1), gold at a vowel. Numerology gives the shape no meaning.

How Jessica adds up

Jessica has 7 letters. Their Pythagorean values add up to 21 and their Chaldean values to 17.

Pythagorean

Vowels are underlined. Consonants are plain. Each letter shows its value below.

    • J1Consonant
    • E5Vowel
    • S1Consonant
    • S1Consonant
    • I9Vowel
    • C3Consonant
    • A1Vowel

    Subtotal 21

The first letter is J, worth 1.

Expression number

Also called the Destiny number

3

Sum 21, reduced to 3

Soul Urge number

Also called the Heart's Desire number

6

Sum 15, reduced to 6

Personality number

6

Sum 6

Chaldean

    • J1Consonant
    • E5Vowel
    • S3Consonant
    • S3Consonant
    • I1Vowel
    • C3Consonant
    • A1Vowel

    Subtotal 17

The first letter is J, worth 1.

Expression number

8

Sum 17, reduced to 8

Soul Urge number

7

Sum 7

Personality number

1

Sum 10, reduced to 1

Where Jessica is used

  • United States Births, girls
  • Other counts, each against its peak
Births a year from 1880 to 2025, one line for each count that reached 100, drawn against its own peak. The highest count is 55,992: United States, 1987.
Counts by place and source, with the latest year, the rank and the peak year
WhereLatest yearCountRankPeak year in these data
United States Births, girls20254246651987
United States Births, boys2025fewer than 51989
England and Wales Births, girls20253601391996
Scotland Births, girls202581492014
Northern Ireland Births, girls202521962008
Canada Births, girls2025664661991
Canada Births, boys2025fewer than 51993
New South Wales, Australia Births, girls2025not in that year's top 1001990
Victoria, Australia Births, girls2025not in that year's top 1002008
Ireland Births, girls2025321411995
Puerto Rico Births, girls2025fewer than 51998
Chile Births, girls2021144891975
Spain Residents, women202526,643160

A rank is the place among names of the same sex in that source and year.

Before 1990 the data keeps every fifth year and the peak year.

Counts: SSA, ONS, NRS, NISRA, StatCan, NSW BDM, BDM Victoria, CSO, Registro Civil, INE. Sources and licenses

What numerology reads in these numbers

  • Expression number

    3

    In numerology, the Expression 3 belongs to the talker, the writer and the entertainer, someone whose talent comes out in words.

  • Soul Urge number

    6

    To be needed is the wish of a Soul Urge 6, numerologists say: a full table, a family at peace, a room made beautiful.

  • Personality number

    6

    Warmth is what a Personality 6 shows first, numerologists say: the face strangers trust with a crying child or a lost wallet.

How each number is read

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Numbers worked out by code from the calculator's letter tables, every sum shown; counts from national statistics offices and registries. Numerology has no scientific evidence.

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Last reviewed: November 8, 2026