Jessamy

Where Jessamy comes from

Equivalent to Jasmine and Jessamine. Popularized by the character Jessamy in Barbara Sleigh's 1967 children's book Jessamy.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jessamy
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1971
    First appearance
    #7,388 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1984
    Peak, #4,966
    14 babies named Jessamy — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1986
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #8,523.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.