I prefer
Jessica. I have always disliked the "fer" ending of
Jennifer and for that reason never really understood its wild popularity.
It's a toss up between how many people I've known of each name. Many of both. We have three employees right now named
Jennifer. We have also had about four named
Jessica. And they are not the only people of those names that I've known. I should have remembered
Jennifer and
Jessica, along with
Amanda, when I recently made a list of "Names I've known so many people of that we always have to use the last name."
I'm just really grateful that I knew to steer clear of both when I had the opportunity to name a daughter in 1982.