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My firstborn is Jessica lol. It was very popular here when she was born and I was very young. I wouldn't choose it now but I loved it then. She was one of 4 in her class in primary school though.

I like it but I would never use it for a potential daughter.

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Jessica was incredibly popular here in the 80s and early 90s but after that it just went out of fashion (much like Jennifer or Sabrina). So to me it feels dated. Plus many people here pronounce it as YE-si-ca which I find awful.

It's ok. It's definitely better than a lot of other names it was popular with. I pair it with Jennifer in my head and honestly I've grown to like Jennifer more.

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Jessica is just kind of non descript to me. It's just there. It's neither pretty nor ugly.

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Jessie is cute.

It's not a personal fave, but it's a nice enough name. I like Jess a lot.

I love the combos Jessica Rose or Jessica Erin.

I like it. It's on my favorites, although it's not one I usually think of as a favorite - I do like it that much. It seemed new when I was a kid - the first Jessica I knew (and the only, for a long time) was born in 1969. I never noticed "sick" in Jessica - since the i is not stressed, in California the name comes out more like Jess-uh-kuh and there is no "sick" sound there at all. I think it's nice and elegant, and not too dated for having been popular - like Rebecca and Melissa and Rachel (or Rachael). I've met far more Melissas and Rachels than Jessicas in my lifetime. I've never known a Jesse, at least not one I remember - so that name only makes me think of Jesse Jackson and Jesse James. But I could see how having a brother Jesse could spoil Jessica and make you notice the "sick" in it.

This message was edited 11/7/2018, 1:48 PM

It's always been in my top five, if I bothered ranking them. At this point, I think if we had another daughter her name would probably be Jessica.
I have a friend in her seventies named Jessica. She was named for her mother, who in turn was named for an aunt, so obviously the name was getting some use quite a ways back; the family came from Portugal and according to my friend the name was very much in style there a hundred or more years before it got much use here.

I think Jessica is beautiful. I know a few, but honestly I don't see it as being dull or boring.

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I don't hear the sick part really. I would use Jessica on a daughter tomorrow.

I've been liking Jessamine recently.

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I had a great-grandmother called Jessie Mae. She was a spunky old lady in the 90s, and I think it fit her. Jess / Jessie sounds cute to me right now, and I've always liked Jesse, though they do sound a bit dated. Jessica sounds even more dated than those, and I've never liked the "sick" sound in it either, but I don't hate Jessica...

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In a way, it reminds me of Miranda, which I like...still, I'd prefer to see it as a MN.

It's alright. I mean I honestly don't have any strong opinion either way, just a name that's just "there"
The "sick" sound is rather unfortunate and that's one of the reasons why I prefer Jessa and even Jennifer.

I love it but I am extremely tired of it because I've known so many and for this reason I am very very glad I didn't use it.

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My mother wasn't a name nerd and didn't speak about names very much, but I do remember her remarking that she hated Jessica so I guess there was never a chance I'd be one.