What was the name of J.K. Rowling’s first daughter?

J.K. Rowling’s first daughter was named Jessica.

Jessica Isabel Rowling Arantes was born in July 1993 to Rowling and her first husband, Jorge Arantes. Rowling moved to Portugal in 1990 and married Arantes in 1992. After the marriage ended, she returned to the United Kingdom with Jessica and settled in Edinburgh.

Jessica’s early childhood formed part of the period when Rowling was developing and writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Rowling has described being a single parent during that time, and the experience is part of the biographical background often discussed alongside the novel’s creation.

Rowling later had two more children: a son, David, with her second husband Neil Murray, and a daughter, Mackenzie, also with Murray. Jessica should therefore not be confused with either of Rowling’s younger children.