Jaimes
A masculine Spanish variant of the name James, derived from Jacob.
Name Census estimates that about 144 living Americans carry the first name Jaimes. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jaimes today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaimes births was 1990 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaimes. 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 Jaimes with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
144
~ 1 in 2,380,238 Americans
Peak year
1990
10 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2018 SSA rank
#12,959
Tracked since 1960
Census
Jaimes in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 349 people with the first name Jaimes, which placed it at #26,600 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
#26,600
National first-name rank
People counted
349
349 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
43.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaimes
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaimes is White at 43.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.7%) and Black (10.9%). 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 Jaimes 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 Jaimes at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White43.0% · 150
- Hispanic or Latino36.7% · 128
- Black or African American10.9% · 38
- Two or more races4.9% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.9% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.7% · 6
Popularity
Jaimes: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaimes from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 47 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaimes 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 Jaimes during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaimes
The name Jaimes is a masculine given name of Spanish origin, derived from the biblical name Jacob. Its roots can be traced back to the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, which means "supplanter" or "one who follows on another's heels." The name gained popularity in Spanish-speaking regions, particularly in Spain and Latin America.
In Spanish, the name Jaimes is a variant spelling of the more common name Jaime, which is the Spanish equivalent of James. This variation likely arose due to regional dialects and linguistic evolution over time. The name Jaime itself is a derivative of the Latin name Iacomus, which was derived from the Greek Iakobos, a transliteration of the Hebrew Ya'aqov.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaimes can be found in the 13th century, when it was borne by a Spanish nobleman, Jaimes I de Aragón (1208-1276), also known as James I of Aragon or El Conquistador. He played a significant role in the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.
In the 16th century, Jaimes (or Jaime) Huguet (c. 1412-1492) was a prominent Spanish painter and one of the leading artists of the Early Renaissance period in Aragon. His works, marked by their exquisite detail and religious themes, can be found in various churches and museums across Spain.
Another notable bearer of the name was Jaimes (or Jaime) Sabartés (1881-1968), a Spanish Catalan artist and writer who was a close friend and confidant of Pablo Picasso. Sabartés played a crucial role in preserving and documenting Picasso's work, contributing to the understanding of the artist's life and creative process.
In the realm of literature, Jaimes (or Jaime) Siles (born 1951) is a Spanish poet, essayist, and literary critic. He has received numerous accolades, including the Reina Sofía Prize for Ibero-American Poetry in 2005, for his contributions to contemporary Spanish poetry.
Jaimes (or Jaime) Lusinchi (1924-2014) was a Venezuelan politician and lawyer who served as the President of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His presidency was marked by economic reforms and efforts to combat corruption, although it was also plagued by political instability and economic challenges.
While the name Jaimes is not as common as its more widely recognized variant Jaime, it has a rich history and cultural significance, particularly in Spanish-speaking regions, where it has been borne by notable figures across various fields, including politics, art, and literature.
People
Jaimes + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaimes 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
Jaimes: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaimes?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 144 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaimes 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 2,380,238 US residents.
Is Jaimes a common name?
We classify Jaimes as "Very Rare". It ranks above 69.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 153 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaimes most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaimes was 1990, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaimes 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 Jaimes in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 349 people with the name Jaimes, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,600 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 Jaimes 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 Jaimes?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaimes leans strongly male. 304 people counted with this name were male (89.1%), compared with 37 female bearers (10.9%). 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 Jaimes?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaimes is White at 43.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (36.7%) and Black (10.9%). 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 Jaimes most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jaimes in the 2020 Census, accounting for 43.0% (150 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 Jaimes in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaimes a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jaimes in the SSA data are male. 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 Jaimes still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaimes 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 Jaimes 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 are called Jaimes?
You can see how many people share the name Jaimes on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.