Jessica + David: 61% chance it lasts

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In our study of 900,000+ US marriages, 86 in 100 couples who scored 85 or higher never divorced. How we know

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What the name Jessica carries

Jessica is a Hebrew name that reached English through Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice. It was the number one girls’ name for most of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

What the name David carries

David is Hebrew for "beloved". It was a top-ten boys’ name for decades.

Jessica and David together

Jessica has 3 syllables and David has 2, so "Jessica and David" has an uneven, rolling rhythm. The two names share the letters I, A.

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Scores come from the same free check as the home page. Built on a study of 900,000+ US marriages from public marriage and divorce records, followed 25 to 49 years.