Jaime
Jaime was the 657th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 420 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 167th with 1,462 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 172 places. More babies were named Jaime in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning Spanish James (from Jacob) · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it HY-may /ˈhaɪmeɪ/
- Rank in 2025
- #657 boys, down 96 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 420boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19801,462 babies
- Total since 1880
- 121,558babies recorded
What does the name Jaime mean?
Jaime is the Spanish and Portuguese form of James. Wiktionary traces it through Old Spanish Jayme to Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, the Latin form of Jacob; Spanish Santiago (Saint James) and Yago are related forms. Jacob goes back to Hebrew Yaakov, which Genesis 25:26 connects with the word for heel. In English, Jaime is also used as a spelling of Jamie, often for girls.
Iacomus (Late Latin, “variant of Iacobus (Jacob)”)יַעֲקֹב (Biblical Hebrew, “Jacob”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'heel' explanation is the Bible's wordplay.
Pronunciation: Spanish Jaime is HY-meh; as an English spelling of Jamie it is JAY-mee.
Related names: James, Jamie, Santiago, Jacobo, Yago.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jaime' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Jacob', DMNES (Durham University)
- Genesis 25:26, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translators' note (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
Jaime popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,107 | #657 | 35 | 420 |
| 2020 | #3,040 | #561 | 53 | 499 |
| 2010 | #2,264 | #363 | 85 | 814 |
| 2000 | #738 | #262 | 314 | 1,262 |
| 1990 | #310 | #215 | 883 | 1,436 |
| 1980 | #116 | #167 | 2,647 | 1,462 |
| 1970 | #706 | #249 | 220 | 937 |
| 1960 | #1,100 | #310 | 96 | 639 |
| 1950 | #1,806 | #545 | 28 | 155 |
| 1940 | — | #1,079 | — | 37 |
| 1930 | — | #1,061 | — | 43 |
| 1920 | — | #2,279 | — | 14 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jaime, counting every spelling?
Jaime has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #645 for boys in 2025, against #657 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jaime?
420 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jaime (0.12 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jaime born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 20 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jaime.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jaime?
About 65,400 people born in the US named Jaime are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 23 and 49. That makes Jaime mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jaime by state
How common Jaime was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.0×), Texas (2.4×), California (2.2×), Arizona (2.2×), Nevada (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jaime: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jaime, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jaime · Sibling names for Jaime
Questions about the name Jaime
What does Jaime mean?
Jaime means “Spanish James (from Jacob)” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jaime?
Jaime was the 657th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 420 babies. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked 167th with 1,462 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 172 places. More babies were named Jaime in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Jaime a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Jaime in the US.
Where is Jaime most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jaime was most common in New Mexico (0.79 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and California.