Unisex name ★ peaked 1976

Jamie

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Unisex · 75% girls Rank 2025 #858 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name James, from English and Scottish, also used as a formal given name.

Rank 2025
#858
among girls · ↓139 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
824
named Jamie · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,086
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1976
17,160 babies
All-time total
359,590
#147 all-time among girls
First recorded
1884
in Social Security records

Jamie popularity over time

359,590 babies have been named Jamie since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 15 – 15 2 – #1,086
1890s 103 11 114 11 +660% #805
1900s 171 40 211 21 +85% #732
1910s 430 247 677 68 +221% #826
1920s 608 393 1,001 100 +48% #838
1930s 583 435 1,018 102 +2% #833
1940s 2,228 707 2,935 294 +188% #399
1950s 10,174 3,175 13,349 1,335 +355% #196
1960s 25,694 10,030 35,724 3,572 +168% #120
1970s 67,845 36,296 104,141 10,414 +192% #18
1980s 96,556 18,412 114,968 11,497 +10% #24
1990s 41,441 9,090 50,531 5,053 -56% #55
2000s 16,504 4,149 20,653 2,065 -59% #155
2010s 6,309 2,990 9,299 930 -55% #377
2020s (to 2025) 2,275 2,679 4,954 826 -11% #697

Where Jamie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 302 0.19 outside top 500
2027 291 0.18 outside top 500
2028 282 0.18 outside top 500
2029 275 0.17 outside top 500
2030 269 0.17 outside top 500

Where Jamie is most popular

Girls named Jamie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.232 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, New York, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jamie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 46 0.434 +87%
New York 143 0.361 +56%
Utah 29 0.348 +50%
Connecticut 20 0.344 +48%
New Jersey 61 0.338 +46%
California 276 0.328 +42%
Michigan 59 0.324 +40%
Missouri 35 0.290 +25%
Virginia 49 0.287 +24%
Georgia 65 0.286 +24%
Indiana 40 0.285 +23%
Washington 41 0.284 +23%
Nebraska 10 0.278 +20%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +19%
Ohio 60 0.253 +9%
Colorado 28 0.251 +8%
South Carolina 22 0.245 +6%
Pennsylvania 57 0.241 ≈ national
Nevada 11 0.237 ≈ national
Arizona 33 0.235 ≈ national
Mississippi 11 0.235 ≈ national
Florida 100 0.234 ≈ national
Texas 183 0.228 ≈ national
Massachusetts 26 0.215 -7%
Tennessee 34 0.215 -7%
Alabama 20 0.213 -8%
Louisiana 18 0.206 -11%
Kentucky 17 0.199 -14%
Illinois 44 0.192 -17%
Arkansas 10 0.189 -18%
Oklahoma 12 0.163 -30%
Minnesota 15 0.139 -40%
Iowa 6 0.103 -56%
Wisconsin 7 0.068 -71%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jamie

Jamie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #858 in 2025 with 316 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 359,590 American babies have been named Jamie, about 75% girls and 25% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1976, when 17,160 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jamie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jamie?

The median living Jamie is about 44 years old; half are between 36 and 49. An estimated 339 thousand people named Jamie are alive in the United States today.

median 44 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jamie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 316 #858 508 #577
2024 392 #719 455 #622
2023 360 #783 473 #601
2022 397 #735 449 #624
2021 414 #697 443 #624
2020 396 #709 351 #714
2019 534 #569 326 #739
2018 489 #615 332 #721
2017 498 #608 306 #768
2016 629 #497 281 #816
2015 639 #498 279 #813
2014 635 #493 296 #780
2013 610 #491 296 #763
2012 719 #434 254 #843
2011 715 #438 278 #796
2010 841 #377 342 #686
2009 1,067 #307 367 #668
2008 1,308 #263 365 #664
2007 1,397 #249 362 #664
2006 1,413 #241 422 #582
2005 1,598 #218 435 #550
2004 1,726 #199 442 #534
2003 1,924 #170 412 #546
2002 1,970 #164 426 #529
2001 1,945 #168 463 #496
2000 2,156 #155 455 #502
1995 3,770 #93 791 #328
1990 6,509 #55 1,321 #227
1985 11,038 #27 1,630 #167
1980 11,529 #24 2,845 #105
1975 4,233 #68 4,573 #62
1970 3,202 #120 2,641 #125
1965 2,748 #140 944 #242
1960 2,202 #180 738 #289
1955 1,145 #241 259 #460
1950 468 #371 87 #738
1945 226 #479 80 #672
1940 74 #830 42 #999
1935 49 #987 55 #847
1930 56 #987 37 #1,163
1925 58 #979 34 #1,240
1920 64 #911 29 #1,363
1915 59 #853 35 #1,094
1910 16 #1,142 8 #1,259
1905 23 #768 9 #875
1900 20 #844 6 #1,237
1895 10 #1,087 – –
1890 12 #805 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jamie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis American actress and author (born 1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Jamie Campbell Bower Jamie Campbell Bower English actor and singer (born 1988) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jamie Bell Jamie Bell English actor (born 1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx American comedian, actor and singer (born 1967) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jamie Dornan Jamie Dornan Actor from Northern Ireland (born 1982) Contemporary
  6. 6 Jamie Dimon Jamie Dimon American banker and businessman (born 1956) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Spears American actress and singer (born 1991) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher English footballer and analyst (born 1978) Contemporary
  9. 9 Jamie Chung Jamie Chung American actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  10. 10 Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver English chef and restaurateur b. 1975 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Jamie Redknapp Jamie Redknapp English footballer (born 1973) Contemporary
  12. 12 Jamie Kennedy Jamie Kennedy American actor and comedian (born 1970) Contemporary
  13. 13 Jamie Hyneman Jamie Hyneman American TV host (born 1956) Contemporary
  14. 14 Jamie Bamber Jamie Bamber British actor b. 1973 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Jamie Clayton Jamie Clayton American actress and model (born 1978) Contemporary
  16. 16 Jamie Walters Jamie Walters American actor and singer (born 1969) Contemporary
  17. 17 Jamie Cullum Jamie Cullum English jazz-pop singer (born 1979) Contemporary
  18. 18 Jamie Waylett Jamie Waylett English former actor (born 1989) Contemporary
  19. 19 Jamie Murray Jamie Murray British tennis player (born 1986) Contemporary
  20. 20 Jamie Gillis Jamie Gillis American pornographic actor & director (1943–2010) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jamie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jamie?

The median living Jamie is about 44 years old. Half of all living Jamies are between 36 and 49 years old.

How many people named Jamie are alive today?

An estimated 339 thousand people named Jamie are alive in the United States, based on 359,590 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jamie mean?

A unisex given name. A diminutive of the male given name James, from English and Scottish, also used as a formal given name.

How popular is the name Jamie in 2025?

Jamie ranked #858 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 316 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jamie?

359,590 babies have been named Jamie in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jamie most popular?

Jamie peaked in 1976, when 17,160 newborns received the name.

Is Jamie a boy or girl name?

Jamie is used for both: about 75% of babies named Jamie have been girls and 25% boys.

Is the name Jamie rising or falling?

Jamie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jamie become more popular?

Jamie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 269 girls named Jamie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jamie?

Well-known people named Jamie include Jamie Lee Curtis (actor), Jamie Campbell Bower (actor), Jamie Bell (actor).

Names like Jamie

Names that sound and feel close to Jamie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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