Jessamy
Jessamy (1967) is a children's book by Barbara Sleigh, author of the Carbonel series. It sheds light on English life and childhood in the First World War, through a good-natured pre-adolescent female character, presented in detail, and a realistically written time-slip narrative.
Meaning & Origin of Jessamy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jessamy (1967) is a children's book by Barbara Sleigh, author of the Carbonel series. It sheds light on English life and childhood in the First World War, through a good-natured pre-adolescent female character, presented in detail, and a realistically written time-slip narrative.
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The Story of Jessamy
Jessamy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1971, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 14 Jessamys were born — ranking #4,966 that year. As of 2026, Jessamy ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, with steady use. In total, more than 245 Jessamys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jessamy
Jessamy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 245 births in the dataset. Jessamy's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #4,966. Use the chart and map above to compare Jessamy'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 .
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