# Jamie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jamie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪmi/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Jaime, Jaymey |
| US babies named this | 359,590 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 88,654 / 270,936 (75% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 44,105, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of James + -ie.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 715 | 438 |
| 2012 | 719 | 434 |
| 2013 | 610 | 491 |
| 2014 | 635 | 493 |
| 2015 | 639 | 498 |
| 2016 | 629 | 497 |
| 2017 | 498 | 608 |
| 2018 | 489 | 615 |
| 2019 | 534 | 569 |
| 2020 | 396 | 709 |
| 2021 | 414 | 697 |
| 2022 | 397 | 735 |
| 2023 | 360 | 783 |
| 2024 | 392 | 719 |
| 2025 | 316 | 858 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 278 | 796 |
| 2012 | 254 | 843 |
| 2013 | 296 | 763 |
| 2014 | 296 | 780 |
| 2015 | 279 | 813 |
| 2016 | 281 | 816 |
| 2017 | 306 | 768 |
| 2018 | 332 | 721 |
| 2019 | 326 | 739 |
| 2020 | 351 | 714 |
| 2021 | 443 | 624 |
| 2022 | 449 | 624 |
| 2023 | 473 | 601 |
| 2024 | 455 | 622 |
| 2025 | 508 | 577 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44 | 830 |
| 2012 | 41 | 902 |
| 2013 | 30 | 1,148 |
| 2014 | 35 | 1,016 |
| 2015 | 26 | 1,279 |
| 2016 | 33 | 1,057 |
| 2017 | 20 | 1,568 |
| 2018 | 20 | 1,526 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 23 | 1,352 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,351 |
| 2022 | 17 | 1,685 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,525 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1,719 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,445 | 49 |
| 2012 | 1,070 | 64 |
| 2013 | 912 | 68 |
| 2014 | 749 | 88 |
| 2015 | 708 | 91 |
| 2016 | 641 | 102 |
| 2017 | 543 | 116 |
| 2018 | 452 | 128 |
| 2019 | 460 | 122 |
| 2020 | 345 | 153 |
| 2021 | 342 | 159 |
| 2022 | 263 | 196 |
| 2023 | 216 | 225 |
| 2024 | 220 | 222 |
| 2025 | 195 | 245 |

## People named Jamie

- Jamie Foxx, American actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress and author
- Jamie Vardy, English association football player (born 1987)
- Jamie Carragher, English associiation football player and sportcaster
- Jamie Oliver, British chef and media personality
- Jamie Lynn Spears, American actress and singer (born 1991)
- Jamie Chung, American actress
- Jamie Campbell Bower, British actor
- Jamie Bell, English actor (born 1986)
- Jamie Kennedy, American actor and comedian
- Jamie Redknapp, English association football player
- Jamie Murray, British tennis player (born 1986)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.