Jessica + James: 67% 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 James carries

James is the English form of Jacob, Hebrew for "the one who follows". It was a top-twenty boys’ name for more than a century.

Jessica and James together

Jessica has 3 syllables and James has 1, so "Jessica and James" has an uneven, rolling rhythm. The two names share the letters J, E, S, A. Out of 144 pairs of popular American first names, Jessica and James rank #48.

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How the test works

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.