Jamie
A Scottish pet form of James, long used for both sexes.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Jamie first shows up in the national records in 1884. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1974 to 1996. Its biggest year was 1977, when 12,895 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 18 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 857 for girls. The name has also seen real use for boys: 88,654 of the 359,590 Americans given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Jami (22,410), Jaimie (10,453), Jamey (9,808), Jammie (6,486), Jaimee (4,613), Jaymie (4,125) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: James
Explore Jamie interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | No. 1024 |
| 1890s | 103 | No. 791 |
| 1900s | 171 | No. 723 |
| 1910s | 430 | No. 823 |
| 1920s | 608 | No. 836 |
| 1930s | 583 | No. 830 |
| 1940s | 2,228 | No. 398 |
| 1950s | 10,174 | No. 196 |
| 1960s | 25,694 | No. 120 |
| 1970s | 67,845 | No. 18 |
| 1980s | 96,556 | No. 24 |
| 1990s | 41,441 | No. 55 |
| 2000s | 16,504 | No. 155 |
| 2010s | 6,309 | No. 377 |
| 2020s | 2,275 | No. 696 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.