Jamie
Pronounced HH AY1 M IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1977
- 141 years in use
- 7 spellings
How popular is Jamie?
Jamie is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1884. It has been given to 426,795 children — the 137th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1977, when 15,039 children were given it.
Seven other spellings are counted in that total — Jamey, Jayme, Jame and four more — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 24% of children named Jamie are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jamie and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jamey
- Jayme
- Jame
- Jami
- Jaimie
- Jamee
- Jamae
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- HH AY1 M IY0 · JH EY1 M IY0 · Y AA1 M EY1 · Y AA1 M IY1
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 10 · 11 · 11
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jamie
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jamie
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jamie?
- Jamie ranks 137th among girls' names in US records, with 426,795 births since 1884. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,593.
- Is Jamie a unisex name?
- Yes. About 24% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Jamie most popular?
- 1977, when 15,039 children were given the name. It has been in use for 141 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jamie spelled?
- Jamey, Jayme, Jame, Jami, Jaimie, Jamee, Jamae. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.