KOCO 5 Anchor Jessica Schambach Has Message for Other Jessicas After Name Becomes New 'Karen'

KOCO 5 Anchor Jessica Schambach has message for other Jessicas after name becomes new 'Karen'

People named Jessica just got some bad news, as Gen Z has dubbed the name as the new "Karen."

Poor Jessica Has Become the New Karen (She Didn’t Ask for This)

For years now, women named Karen have been carrying an unfair cultural burden. Somewhere along the way, “Karen” stopped being a perfectly normal name and became shorthand for a perpetually unhappy woman with an asymmetrical bob who demands to “speak to the manager” like it’s a constitutional right. RELATED: There's A "Karen" Action Figure! To “be a Karen” became the internet’s go-to insult for any woman perceived as entitled, dramatic, or mildly…

You Can Take a Break Karen, Internet Has Picked a New Name

One minute you’re minding your business, the next your name is trending for all the wrong reasons. Welcome to 2026, where Karen has been replaced, and Jessica is being handed the meme crown with absolutely no warning.   Global (15 January 2026) – Please don’t get angry with us Jessicas… we don’t make the news, we report on it. For years, the internet had one name for that person… the loud complainer, the “let me speak to the manager” energy, the…