Jessup
2025 SSA
About Jessup
Jessup is a masculine name with English origins, primarily used as a surname before transitioning to occasional first-name usage. It evolved from the medieval personal name 'Joseph,' meaning 'God will add' or 'God increases.' Historically found in English counties like Yorkshire and Gloucestershire, Jessup has the distinctive quality of sounding both traditional and rare. As a first name, it offers a fresh alternative to the more common Jesse or Joseph, while maintaining familiar sounds. The name has a strong, concise quality with its two syllables and crisp ending. Though uncommon as a given name, Jessup appeals to parents seeking names with historical depth and an English heritage connection without being commonly used.
Pronounced JES-up.
As of October 2026, Jessup ranked #10145 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3055 in 1995.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jessup on lists
Famous Jessups
- Jessup Nash Couch
American lawyer; former Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court
- Connor Jessup
Canadian actor
Jessup in pop culture
- Jessup Dolly
Ree's missing father in the movie 'Winter's Bone' (2010)
- Doremus Jessup
liberal editor of Vermont newspaper who becomes a revolutionary in the Sinclair Lewis novel 'It Can't Happen Here' (1935).
- The surname comes from the medieval male personal name Jessop
a different form of Joseph.