Given name & surname
Jessamy
Jessamy is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jessamy is a variant of Jasmine. One Persian interpretation is “resembling the climbing plant with fragrant flowers.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jessamy is a variant of Jasmine. Jasmine has been associated with Old French and Persian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jessamy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 251
- 0 boys · 251 girls
- Most popular year
- 1984
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,959 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,959 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1984. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 282 as a first name in 2020; 205 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jessamy’s family of names
In English usage, Jessamy has a diminutive in Jess. Jessamy has a related form in Jasmine. In English usage, Jessamy has a related form in JESSAMIE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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