girl's name
Jessamine
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 798
Jessamine is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1997, when 17 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 331,565 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1889.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jessamine over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 |
| 1890s | 13 |
| 1900s | 33 |
| 1910s | 100 |
| 1920s | 77 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1970s | 49 |
| 1980s | 97 |
| 1990s | 113 |
| 2000s | 98 |
| 2010s | 108 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 62 |
How popular is Jessamine?
In 2025, Jessamine was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jessamine is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jessamine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jessamine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jessamine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jessamine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jessamine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jessamine
How popular is the name Jessamine?
In 2025, Jessamine was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jessamine a girl's or a boy's name?
Jessamine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jessamine?
Jessamine has 3 syllables.
When was Jessamine most popular?
Jessamine peaked in 1997, when 17 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jessamine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jessamine currently ranks #9,715 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.