Jamie
Jamie was the 577th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 508 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1976 (4,621). Over the last ten years it has moved up 236 places. More babies were named Jamie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of James (from Jacob) · Hebrew, English, Scottish
Say it JAY-mee /ˈdʒeɪmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #577 boys, up 137 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 508boys
- Girls and boys
- 45% girls, 55% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19764,621 babies
- Total since 1880
- 359,590babies recorded
What does the name Jamie mean?
Jamie is a Scottish and English pet form of James, made by clipping the name and adding -ie. James and Jacob are the same name: DMNES explains that James developed in the British Isles from the Latin form Jacomus, a variant of Jacobus. Jacob comes from Hebrew Yaakov, which Genesis 25:26 links with aqev, heel, because he was born holding his brother's heel. Wiktionary notes that Jamie is used for boys and, since the 20th century in America, for girls.
יַעֲקֹב (Biblical Hebrew, “Jacob”)עָקֵב (Biblical Hebrew, “heel”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'heel' explanation is the Bible's wordplay, which DMNES also gives.
Related names: James, Jacob, Jaime, Jayme, Jim.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jamie' (English 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
Jamie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #858 | #577 | 316 | 508 |
| 2020 | #709 | #714 | 396 | 351 |
| 2010 | #377 | #686 | 841 | 342 |
| 2000 | #155 | #502 | 2,156 | 455 |
| 1990 | #55 | #227 | 6,509 | 1,321 |
| 1980 | #24 | #105 | 11,529 | 2,845 |
| 1970 | #120 | #125 | 3,202 | 2,641 |
| 1960 | #180 | #289 | 2,202 | 738 |
| 1950 | #371 | #738 | 468 | 87 |
| 1940 | #830 | #999 | 74 | 42 |
| 1930 | #987 | #1,163 | 56 | 37 |
| 1920 | #911 | #1,363 | 64 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,142 | #1,259 | 16 | 8 |
| 1900 | #844 | #1,237 | 20 | 6 |
| 1890 | #805 | — | 12 | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jamie, counting every spelling?
Jamie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #549 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #577 for Jamie on its own. Together these spellings went to 546 boys in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamie?
508 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamie (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jamie 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 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamie?
About 79,100 people born in the US named Jamie are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 37 and 53. That makes Jamie 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.
Jamie by state
How common Jamie was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Connecticut (2.0×), Washington (2.0×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Pennsylvania (1.7×), Utah (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Iowa, Idaho, Oklahoma.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamie: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jamie · Sibling names for Jamie
Jamie is also a nickname for James, Jameson and Jamison.
Questions about the name Jamie
What does Jamie mean?
Jamie means “pet form of James (from Jacob)” (Hebrew, English, Scottish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jamie?
Jamie was the 577th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 508 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 62nd; the most babies were born in 1976 (4,621). Over the last ten years it has moved up 236 places. More babies were named Jamie in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jamie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 45% girls, 55% boys given the name Jamie in the US.
Where is Jamie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamie was most common in Connecticut (0.53 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Massachusetts.