# Jessamy (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jessamy/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɛsəmi/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jessamie |
| US babies named this | 251 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 251 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 108, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Equivalent to Jasmine and Jessamine. Popularized by the character Jessamy in Barbara Sleigh's 1967 children's book Jessamy.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 7 | 10,766 |
| 1993 | 7 | 11,074 |
| 1995 | 7 | 11,020 |
| 1996 | 9 | 9,125 |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,671 |
| 2000 | 5 | 16,126 |
| 2001 | 9 | 10,479 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,611 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12,099 |
| 2013 | 5 | 17,785 |
| 2019 | 5 | 16,633 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10,759 |
| 2023 | 7 | 12,723 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10,640 |
| 2025 | 6 | 13,959 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8 | 1,970 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1,688 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3,409 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3,099 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3,197 |
| 2005 | 9 | 2,247 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3,116 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4,294 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,893 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5,876 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5,765 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.