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Why parents love Jessa- Girls' Jessa is one of TV's most unapologetically bold characters.
- The meaning God beholds carries Jessica heritage.
- Two syllables with a sharp, compact sound: JESS-ah.
- Jessica compressed to maximum impact.
- Jess is a cool embedded beginning.
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The vibe of Jessa
God beholdsJessicaGirlsJohanssonKirkeboldcompactunapologeticdistilled
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Origin & history of Jessa
Hebrew (God beholds)
→ Jessica
→ diminutive Jessa
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Hebrew roots
Jessa is a diminutive of Jessica meaning God beholds. Girls' Jessa Johansson (Jemima Kirke) is one of TV's most unapologetically bold characters.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Diminutive; Girls (2012).
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Today
Jessa remains a beloved choice, ranking #1276 in the US. 6,381 babies have been named Jessa since 1918.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Jessa?
2015
peak year
The name Jessa reached its peak in 2015, with 572 registrations (ranked #545). The name has actually been around since 1918 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1276) today, averaging about 241 new babies per year. Jessa has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 6,381 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
572
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #545)
(ranked #545)
241
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,410
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
6,381
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Jessa9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
Jessa's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — bold-beholding adventure. People named Jessa tend to be sharp, unapologetic, and gifted at being God-beholding in the most compact form.
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God-beholding compact✦
Girls-level bold◈
Jessica-distilled◎
Unapologetic sharp♡
Maximum impactJ1
E5
S1
S1
A1
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Jessa🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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