Girl

Jessa

JES-uh

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“A modern diminutive of Jessica, derived from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning 'foresight' or 'to behold.' Jessa maintains the spiritual origin while offering a more streamlined, contemporary feel.”

Popularity Over Time

Jessa US popularity rank over timeRank 9124 in 1971 to rank 544 in 2015. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#544#4834#9124191819401960198020002024

Jessa is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Hebrew

Syllables

2

Nicknames

JessJess

Style

ModernSoftMinimalPlayful

Famous Bearers

  • Jessa Duggar (Counting On)
  • character from various novels

Collections

Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Jessica

English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Jessamine

English Rare & Uncommon

Jenna

Celtic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Noah

Hebrew Top 10

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Cross-Cultural Notes

English name, internationally accessible

People Also Ask

A modern diminutive of Jessica, derived from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning 'foresight' or 'to behold.' Jessa maintains the spiritual origin while offering a more streamlined, contemporary feel.

Jessa is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Jessa include Jess, Jess.

Names that pair beautifully with Jessa include Noah.