Given name
Jessamine
“gift”·“God exists; a gift from God; God sees all”
Jessamine is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.” Jessamine is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jessamine is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.” Jessamine is a variant of Jesse. Interpretations include “gift” (Hebrew) and “God exists; a gift from God; God sees all” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jessamine is a variant of Jasmine. Jasmine has been associated with Old French and Persian naming traditions. Jessamine is a variant of Jesse. An origin associated with Jesse is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jessamine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 763
- 0 boys · 763 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,748 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,748 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 546 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jessamine’s family of names
Jessamine has a related form in Jesse. Jessamine has a related form in Jasmine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Jessamine, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“resembling the jasmine flower”
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Jazmine
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Emilie
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Jasmin
Jasmin is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.”
>99% girls
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“from the valley of wolves” · “from the river of the wolf”
13% boys · 87% girls