Jamie
A masculine diminutive of James or a feminine diminutive of the name Jane.
Name Census estimates that about 327,452 living Americans carry the first name Jamie. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 75.4% of registrations being female. The average person named Jamie today is around 43 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamie births was 1976 (17,159 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamie. 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 Jamie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Compared to the 1980s, recent registration numbers for Jamie have dropped to less than 5% of what they once were.
People living today
327K
~ 1 in 1,047 Americans
Peak year
1976
17,159 babies that year
Average age
43
years old
2024 SSA rank
#623
Tracked since 1884
Census
Jamie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 312,012 people with the first name Jamie, which placed it at #163 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
#163
National first-name rank
People counted
312K
312,012 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
103.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamie is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.3%) and Black (5.8%). 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 Jamie 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 Jamie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.9% · 249,236
- Hispanic or Latino7.3% · 22,884
- Black or African American5.8% · 17,963
- Two or more races3.6% · 11,285
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 7,756
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2,888
Gender
Gender distribution for Jamie
Jamie is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 358,757 total registrations, 88,138 (24.6%) were male and 270,619 (75.4%) were female.
Jamie as a male name
- Ranked #623 in 2024
- 453 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1976 (4,621 births)
Jamie as a female name
- Ranked #716 in 2024
- 391 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1977 (12,895 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamie on both sides of the split. Of the 312,010 people counted with this name, 72,755 were male (23.3%) and 239,255 were female (76.7%).
Popularity
Jamie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamie from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 114,969 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
Jamie 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 Jamie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jamies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 51 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Jamie, while District of Columbia, Vermont, Delaware recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6,916 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamie
Jamie is a unisex name that has its origins in the Late Latin name Jacobus, which is derived from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning "he who supplants" or "one who follows." The name Jacobus eventually evolved into the French form Jacques, and the English forms Jacob and James.
The name Jamie emerged as a pet form or diminutive of the name James in Scotland during the Middle Ages. It gained popularity as a standalone name in the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly in Scotland and northern England. The earliest recorded use of the name Jamie dates back to the 15th century.
One of the earliest known historical references to the name Jamie can be found in the works of the Scottish poet Robert Henryson, who lived from around 1430 to 1506. Henryson used the name Jamie in his poetic works, contributing to its recognition and spread in Scotland.
In the 16th century, Jamie Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (1516-1581), was a prominent Scottish nobleman and regent of Scotland. He played a significant role in the turbulent political events of his time, including the imprisonment and eventual execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Another notable figure in history who bore the name Jamie was Jamie Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton (1658-1712), a Scottish peer and soldier who fought in the Jacobite risings in support of the deposed Stuart monarchs.
In the realm of literature, Jamie Nicholson (1590-1625) was a Scottish poet and clergyman who wrote in Scots and Latin. His best-known work is the pastoral poem "The Recreations of a Devout Recluse."
Moving to the 20th century, Jamie Muir (1919-2015) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter known for his works such as "The Latchkey Children" and "Mrs. Ritchie," which explored themes of childhood and Scottish identity.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Jamie, highlighting its longstanding use and cultural significance, particularly in Scotland and northern England.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jamie
People
Jamie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamie 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
Jamie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 327,452 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamie 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 1,047 US residents.
Is Jamie a common name?
We classify Jamie as "Common". It ranks above 99.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 358,757 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamie most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamie was 1976, when 17,159 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamie is about 43 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 312,012 people with the name Jamie, or 103.31 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #163 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 Jamie 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 Jamie?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamie on both sides of the split. Of the 312,010 people counted with this name, 72,755 were male (23.3%) and 239,255 were female (76.7%). 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 Jamie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamie is White at 79.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (7.3%) and Black (5.8%). 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 Jamie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jamie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.9% (249,236 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 Jamie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamie a female name?
Yes, 75.4% of people registered as Jamie 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 Jamie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamie 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 Jamie 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 Americans are named Jamie?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.