Jaimie
A variant spelling of the English masculine name James, of Hebrew origin meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 9,812 living Americans carry the first name Jaimie. It is a predominantly female name (91.3% of registrations). The average person named Jaimie today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaimie births was 1987 (694 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaimie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jaimie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
9.8K
~ 1 in 34,932 Americans
Peak year
1987
694 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2020 SSA rank
#11,489
Tracked since 1946
Census
Jaimie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 9,705 people with the first name Jaimie, which placed it at #2,507 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,507
National first-name rank
People counted
9.7K
9,705 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaimie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaimie is White at 73.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaimie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaimie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.1% · 7,090
- Hispanic or Latino11.5% · 1,119
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.1% · 499
- Black or African American4.9% · 473
- Two or more races4.4% · 426
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 98
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaimie
Jaimie leans heavily female at 91.3% of total registrations, but 904 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jaimie as a male name
- Ranked #12,864 in 2020
- 5 male births in 2020
- Peak: 1964 (87 births)
Jaimie as a female name
- Ranked #11,489 in 2024
- 8 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1987 (670 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaimie leans strongly female. 8,808 people counted with this name were female (90.6%), compared with 910 male bearers (9.4%).
Popularity
Jaimie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaimie from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 3,726 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaimie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaimie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaimies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 44 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Jaimie, while Vermont, Idaho, Montana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 163 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaimie
The name Jaimie is derived from the medieval Scottish form of the name James, which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Jacob. The earliest known usage of the spelling Jaimie dates back to the 16th century in Scotland.
Jacob was a biblical patriarch whose name means "supplanter" or "one who follows". The name gained popularity in ancient Israel and was later adopted by early Christians. It was brought to Britain by the Normans in the form of Jacques, which eventually evolved into James in English.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jaimie was Jaimie Inglis, a Scottish clergyman and scholar who lived from 1571 to 1629. He served as the minister of Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh and was involved in the debates surrounding the Scottish Reformation.
Another notable Jaimie was Jaimie Douglas, a Scottish nobleman and military leader who lived from 1286 to 1330. He was a close ally of Robert the Bruce and played a crucial role in the Scottish Wars of Independence against the English.
In the realm of literature, Jaimie Sainthill, an English writer and poet, lived from 1598 to 1669. He is best known for his collection of poems entitled "The Husbandman's Manual".
Moving to the 18th century, Jaimie Buchanan was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist who lived from 1728 to 1805. He made a fortune in the tobacco trade and donated significant funds to various charitable causes in Glasgow.
Finally, Jaimie Monogue was an Irish-American baseball player who lived from 1875 to 1936. He played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball for several teams, including the Boston Beaneaters and the Brooklyn Superbas.
People
Jaimie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaimie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaimie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaimie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,812 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaimie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,932 US residents.
Is Jaimie a common name?
We classify Jaimie as "Rare". It ranks above 97.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10,448 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaimie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaimie was 1987, when 694 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaimie is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaimie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 9,705 people with the name Jaimie, or 3.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,507 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaimie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaimie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaimie leans strongly female. 8,808 people counted with this name were female (90.6%), compared with 910 male bearers (9.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaimie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaimie is White at 73.1%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (11.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaimie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaimie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.1% (7,090 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaimie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaimie a female name?
Yes, 91.3% of people registered as Jaimie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaimie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaimie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaimie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Jaimie?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Jaimie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.