Jayme
Jayme was the 7646th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 383rd with 597 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,666 places. More babies were named Jayme in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jamie) pet form of James (from Jacob) · Hebrew, English, Scottish
- Rank in 2025
- #7,646 girls, down 3,433 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- 55% girls, 45% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1985597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,968babies recorded
What does the name Jayme mean?
Jayme is a spelling of Jamie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jamie's meaning and origin.
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
Jayme popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,646 | #6,257 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,213 | #4,204 | 33 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,065 | #2,933 | 96 | 40 |
| 2000 | #1,141 | #2,453 | 179 | 39 |
| 1990 | #595 | #1,078 | 381 | 98 |
| 1980 | #437 | #907 | 493 | 98 |
| 1970 | #897 | #944 | 147 | 72 |
| 1960 | #1,141 | #1,305 | 91 | 37 |
| 1950 | #3,142 | #3,494 | 12 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Jayme, counting every spelling?
Jayme is a spelling of Jamie, a name family that ranked #794 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,646 for Jayme on its own. Together these spellings went to 343 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie | 316 | #858 | 1,879 |
| Jayme | 14 | #7,646 | 120 |
| Jami | 6 | #13,909 | 44 |
| Jamey | 7 | #12,448 | 33 |
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 Jayme?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jayme (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jayme 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jayme.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jayme?
About 13,400 people born in the US named Jayme are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 31 and 48. That makes Jayme 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.
Jayme by state
How common Jayme was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jayme: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jayme, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jayme
What does Jayme mean?
Jayme is a spelling of Jamie, which means “pet form of James (from Jacob)” (Hebrew, English, Scottish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jayme?
Jayme was the 7646th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 1985, when it ranked 383rd with 597 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,666 places. More babies were named Jayme in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Jayme a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 55% girls, 45% boys given the name Jayme in the US.
Where is Jayme most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jayme was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.