Jessamine
Jessamine is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jessamine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jessamine is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jessamine
Jessamine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1997: 17 births, good for #5,626 nationwide. As of 2026, Jessamine ranks #7,132 for baby girls with 15 births, gradually rising (+5%). All told, over 782 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jessamine
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About the name Jessamine
Jessamine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 782 births in the dataset. Jessamine's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #1,006. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessamine's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.