Despite being a popular name, finding nicknames for someone named Jessica can give you a headache. In this article, we share all the awesome Jessica nicknames we know.
The name “Jessica” is of Hebrew origin, and it means “gift” or “God beholds.” It is generally believed that the name may have been the Anglicization of the biblical name “ISCAH,” the name of the daughter of Haran mentioned briefly in Genesis 11:29. Iscah was spelled Jesca in the Matthew Bible Version available in Shakespeare’s time. The original Hebrew name “Yiskah” means “foresight.”
Jessica is undeniably a beautiful name, and nothing stops you from coming up with a nickname to personalize it if you want to. Here are a few Jessica nicknames to help with your search:
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Short Nicknames for Jessica
First, let’s start with all the short Jessica pet names, which are more or less a short form of Jessica. The following are short and popular nicknames for Jessica:
- Jess
- Jessy
- Jessie
- Jessi
- Jessa
- Jes
- JJ
- Jessca
- Jesse
- Jay
Cute Nicknames for Jessica
If Jessica is your girlfriend or your bestie, or if she’s your sweet daughter, then you need a sweet pet name for her, which is why these cute Jessica nicknames are perfect:
- Kika
- Jex
- Jessi Boo
- Jessi Bear
- Jessi Dear
- Jessicat
- Jessica J
- Jessie-J
- Jezzee
- Jessy-Bear
- Yessi: Jessi spelled with a Y.
- Jess Jess
- Baby J
- Jessicka: Variation of Jessica.
- Jesska
- Queen Jessi: The perfect nickname for a girlfriend named Jessica. Thankfully, it rhymes with Cersei (Game of Thrones reference).
Clever Nicknames for Jessica
Nicknames are even better when they are creative. The following are creative names for someone named Jessica:
- Jessican
- Jennica: Romanian form of Jessica.
- Jiji
- Jesslyn
- Jezzica
- Jessey
- Jesselyn
- Jessalen
- Jessabeth
- Jessi-Jess
- Jessyka
- Jesseca: Hebrew version of Jessica
Cool Nicknames for Jessica
If you need a cool nickname for someone named Jessica, or maybe you’re Jessica, and you need a cool username, Instagram name, or a cool nickname, the following are cool nicknames for someone named Jessica:
- Jesizzle
- Jecca
- J-Dawg
- New Jersey
- Sika
- Jeje
- Sheshi: Ruler
- Jeddie
- Jesstifer
- Juicy Jess: Jessica with the Juice
- Jessalin: English and German variant of the name Jessica.
Funny Nicknames for Jessica
Funny nicknames are the best. If you agree, then you would love the following funny nicknames for Jessica:
- Jessie-poo
- Messy Jessie
- Hurricane Jessie
- Jesse Car
- Jumpy Jess
- Jelly-Ca
- Jessie Mouse
- Jessicake
- Jess-e-bot
- Jesscow
- Jellymcflurry
- Jessica Pickles
- Jessica Tickles
- Jessi Slicky
- Jessicant – This funny Jessica nickname could be a reference to something she can’t do, or it could be a reference to the unfriendly word that rhymes with “can’t.” Thankfully, Jessicant also sounds like Lubricant.
- Jessimania
Famous People Named Jessica
Famous people are a popular source of nicknames. For example, someone named James could be nicknamed Jamie and then end up as Jamie Lannister or maybe Kingslayer (Game of Thrones Reference). So, for someone named Jessica, her nickname could be inspired by any these famous people named Jessica:
- Jessica Alba (American actress)
- Jessica De Gouw (Australian actress)
- Jessica Delgau (Canadian Swimmer)
- Jessica Ennis (British athlete)
- Jessica Wahls (German Pop Singer)
- Jessica Yu ( American film director)
- Jessica L. Wright (American politician)
- Jessica Zafra (Filipina writer)
- Jessica Zhu (Chinese-American Pianist)
- Jessica Taylor ( English Singer)
- Jessica Rossi (Italian sport shooter)
Other popular fictional characters with the name Jessica also include:
- Jessica Day (New Girl)
- Jessica (Merchant of Venice)
- Jessica Glitter (How I Met Your Mother)
- Jessica Jones (Marvel Comics Superhero)
- Jessica Lovejoy (The Simpsons)
- Jessica Sanders (Heroes).
Also, Jessica can be a middle name as in the case of American actress, model, singer, and Producer “Sarah Jessica Parker.”
If you know any excellent Jessica nicknames we have left out, be a dear and share it in the comments section!
Ok so there’s some nicknames I’d rather be called and would suit me better but I am a student and evry1 calls me Jess, Jessie or Jessica. How do I get evry1 to change to a new nickname or shall I just stick to Jes (Jess etc.)? Please give me some advice!
My name is Jessica but since my lil bro couldn’t pronounce it, he called me caca.
At school I wz given Jessy Jay as a nickname which I find really cool.
I wz also given E-Jay due to my surname, but normally is called J-Jay
My youngest sister called me “cusska” and our sister janette was simply “net”
Jessica my joined at the hip granddaughter, I always called her Jesikka. When she was old enough she legally changed it to that spelling!
My name Jessica but my nickname is Jett
I’ve always enjoyed my name , except growing up for some reason I disliked anyone ( but my family ) calling me Jessie- feeling that was the “male-version” of my name. How silly! I now actually prefer to be called Jessy or Jessy J. A few yrs ago I had a friend nickname me maJESStic due to the fact that I “read cards”. I also came up with maJESSty. All in all I am : MaJESStic MaJESSty Jessy Jaymes.
Thanks for the article!
My name is Jessica as well and when i was in school everyone always called me Jessie that was very irritating to be called Jessie
My friend thought up the. Ame gorejess for me
Really! I’ve never liked Jessie because I think of it as really feminine and just go by Jes (pronounced Jess) because i think it sounds more neutral! But it’s interesting that you thought of it as more masculine!
my name is Jessykah, when i go to college im going to go by Sykah, when im old enough im going to legally change it. 🙂
My father always used to call me Jaybird.
Also because they are my initials, I adopted the nickname JAMS.
**those aren’t my real last names, but first letters are the same… you get it 🙂
My brother called me Jeja when he was younger and couldn’t pronounce Jessica, and it stuck!
i kinda like alex but
People used to call me Jess-Jess and i liked it and my friend used to call me Sika
My Friend Used To Call Me Sika
Lol my friends all me sika ????
Lol my nickname is from now on gonna be sika, it is such a beautiful nickname! ????
Yess! I love Sika! I’ve never thought of it but it is such a beautiful version of Jessica
Lol this is so true. My friend used to call me Juice-sica and it was so embarassing for me lol
Cheescake is also a good Jessica nickname, my gay friend always calls me cheesecake
These name are soo cool and beautiful i feel good and i thank God for making it possible to name me Jessica
Yesss! All these posts and ideas are making me more positive and thankful for my name! X
My name is jessica I like the name but I always wanted a cute nickname i was going to go with jiji but my friend said she doesn’t like it I hate her for that
hi my names jessica too everyone calls me jessie j cause i’m jessica jackson, but i love your choice jiji
My name is also Jessica Jackson
I had twin cousins that couldn’t say my name. So they called me “Jecca”, been stuck with this sweet name for the past 20 years
My names Jessica and my brother enjoys calling me Jessie-poo, I hate it but he thinks he is hilarious.
My names Jessica Ann Marie Craig. Pretty common so not worried about being found. Ive hated my name for that. Theyre all such bland names id lime to do an actual nsme change but it HAS TO START EITH “J.” its a family thing “tradition to honor great great great grandpa james.” and the names that are taken are: jordan, justin, josh, jennifer, jamie, jason, james, jessica (me).
Names availabke are Josslyn (Josie) l, Jacquelyn “Jaqi” , Jasmine “Jaz” (which was originally going to be my name until it was time to fill out the birth certif.), Jorey, Josie “jo, jojo” someone give me ideas. My middle nane is Ann msrie which is a mix of both if my grandmas middle nsmes. I just want it to flow good snd to be honest i dont liike those moddle names. Ideas for sll the above sre eemckme
My name is Jessica. My mum has always called me J r JJ or Jessie Joo. But i want to chose one but they’re all just so beautiful!
cute my friends call me JeJe or Jersy
My name is Jess and like everyone thinks it’s Jessica. Kinda getting annoying
tell then your going to move to another state if they call you jessica agian.
My name is Jessica and I am going by Yessi as my grandmother name. I am young and don’t fit the typical grandmom connotations. Yessi is a fun name.
Jessica Bessie or Bessie Jessica
if you want another funny nickname, my mom used to call be Messy Jessie cuz when Hurricane Jessie (ME) comes into my room, I don’t leave without it probably looking like a mess. or I look like a mess cuz im also a clutz!
I don’t know what one to pick I am thinking Jay but isn’t that a boys name
no it can be both
I can’t find a name that suits me. One is ok but does not have a j in it. I kinda like juicy but that is kinnnda weird. So i need better suggestions.
My nickname in my how is Jesse car lol
I can’t find a name that suits me. One is ok but does not have a j in it. I kinda like juicy but that is kinnnda weird. So i need better suggestions.
I think Syca sounds more attractive I’m also named Jessica I prefer spelling it Jessyca and Syca is derived from the spelling of Jessyca in this way
Thanks for this.. Got my new nickname… Love u
My brother calls me Jecca, because that’s how he pronounced it as a child.
omg same! for me though akka is the term used in my language for sister so Jessica akka became Jecca haha
my name is jessica but my name was going to be Amayah but i always liked Amayah more but since i searched this i feel more combfortable now thx to this
Jes, JJ, JiJi, Sika, Essy, Jyca, Jyss, Icca,