Fun Facts About the Name Jessamine
- 763 babies named Jessamine: U.S. records list 763 babies given the name Jessamine from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jessamine Mean?
Jessamine is an English feminine given name meaning 'jasmine flower.' It is a variant of Jasmine, the name of the fragrant flowering plant. The plant word comes ultimately from Persian yāsamīn, which Arabic borrowed as yāsamīn; from Arabic it passed into French as jasmin, and then into English. The spelling Jessamine reflects an older English form of the plant name, jessamine, used alongside jasmine. The literal meaning is the plant itself; later associations with the flower, such as sweetness or beauty, are cultural rather than etymological.
Jessamine Name History & Origins
The base word is Persian yāsamīn, the jasmine plant. Arabic adopted it as yāsamīn, and the word moved into the Romance languages; French jasmin is the form English borrowed in the 16th century. English used both jasmine and jessamine for the plant, with jessamine common in older texts and in names for related plants such as yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) in the southern United States. As a personal name, Jessamine follows the pattern of other flower names adopted in the English-speaking world. It is a variant of Jasmine, and related forms include Jessamy. By the 19th century, Jessamine was in use as a feminine given name in English. Its history is tied to the plant word rather than to a separate root.
How Popular is the Name Jessamine?
Jessamine has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1997. Its best rank was #1,052 in 1891.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,748 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,369 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #9,269 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #12,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #9,880 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #10,637 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,915 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #8,864 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #8,049 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #9,709 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #8,193 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #9,223 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #13,816 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,787 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #12,691 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #15,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,098 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #12,077 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,564 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #10,472 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,461 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #8,748 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #8,024 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #7,939 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #9,480 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #10,782 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,302 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #5,726 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #6,900 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #7,749 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #7,827 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #7,745 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #9,881 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,233 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,530 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,710 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #6,837 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #8,306 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #8,932 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #7,869 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #9,626 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #8,398 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #6,094 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,076 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #5,353 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #5,547 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #7,226 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,054 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #6,257 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #9,647 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #9,311 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1937 | #4,019 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #3,596 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #3,420 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1926 | #4,558 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,207 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,787 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1922 | #2,869 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,560 | 14 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #2,661 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #3,107 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1918 | #2,439 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,780 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #2,567 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1915 | #1,999 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1914 | #1,958 | 13 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #2,231 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1912 | #2,244 | 8 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #2,070 | 7 | 0.0017% |
| 1909 | #2,369 | 5 | 0.0014% |
| 1908 | #1,969 | 6 | 0.0018% |
| 1907 | #1,936 | 6 | 0.0019% |
| 1904 | #1,763 | 6 | 0.0022% |
| 1903 | #1,931 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1900 | #2,069 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1898 | #1,820 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1891 | #1,052 | 8 | 0.0043% |
| 1889 | #1,073 | 7 | 0.0039% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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