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.
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
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)
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.
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.
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.