US Popularity Rank: 17818

Origin: British

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Jessup is a boy’s name from the Biblical Hebrew Joseph, meaning “Jehovah increases.” Joseph ultimately derives from Yehôsêph, which has contemporary variations like Yossi and Yosef. Jessup hopped on the scene as a popular personal name during the Middle Ages in England as a phonetic spelling of how they pronounced Joseph in Middle English. A vintage form of a historical name that spans millennia, Jessup is a classic choice for those seeking a title rich in origin.