Jamy
A diminutive variant of the French masculine name Jacques, meaning "supplanter".
Name Census estimates that about 1,049 living Americans carry the first name Jamy. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 66.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Jamy today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamy births was 1976 (77 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamy. 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
1.0K
~ 1 in 326,744 Americans
Peak year
1976
77 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,270
Tracked since 1956
Census
Jamy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,177 people with the first name Jamy, which placed it at #11,049 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
#11,049
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,177 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
63.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamy is White at 63.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.5%). 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 Jamy 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 Jamy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White63.7% · 750
- Hispanic or Latino16.1% · 189
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.5% · 88
- Black or African American7.1% · 84
- Two or more races4.2% · 49
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 17
Gender
Gender distribution for Jamy
Jamy is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 1,134 total registrations, 384 (33.9%) were male and 750 (66.1%) were female.
Jamy as a male name
- Ranked #13,270 in 2009
- 5 male births in 2009
- Peak: 1972 (38 births)
Jamy as a female name
- Ranked #15,276 in 2015
- 6 female births in 2015
- Peak: 1976 (46 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamy on both sides of the split. Of the 1,180 people counted with this name, 409 were male (34.7%) and 771 were female (65.3%).
Popularity
Jamy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamy from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 457 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamy 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 Jamy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jamys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Jamy, while Indiana, Illinois, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 6 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamy
The name Jamy has its roots in the French language and is a diminutive form of the name Jacques, which is the French version of the Hebrew name Jacob. The name Jacob means "supplanter" or "one who follows". It is derived from the biblical figure Jacob, the son of Isaac and Rebecca, and a patriarch in the book of Genesis.
Jamy is a modern variation of the name, with the earliest recorded uses dating back to the late 19th century in France. It gained popularity as a given name in the 20th century, particularly in French-speaking regions.
One of the earliest known historical references to the name Jamy was in the book "Les Misérables" by Victor Hugo, published in 1862. In the novel, a character named Jamy appears as a servant in the household of the Thénardiers.
Jamy Olivier, born in 1935 in France, was a renowned French actor and director. He had a prolific career in both film and theater, and was best known for his performances in films such as "Le Crabe-Tambour" (1977) and "La Meilleure Façon de Marcher" (1976).
Jamy Khavaran, born in 1972 in Iran, is a French-Iranian film director and screenwriter. He gained recognition for his films "The Green Wave" (2010) and "Final Whistle" (2011), which explored themes of political oppression and human rights.
Jamy Gourmaud, born in 1960 in France, is a French chef and television personality. He has hosted several cooking shows and authored several cookbooks, promoting the use of fresh, locally sourced ingredients in French cuisine.
Jamy El-Haddad, born in 1985 in France, is a French-Lebanese professional basketball player. He has played for several teams in the French Pro A league and has represented the Lebanese national basketball team in international competitions.
Jamy Duffy, born in 1979 in the United States, is an American actress and model. She has appeared in numerous television shows and films, including "The District" (2003-2004) and "The Butterfly Effect" (2004).
People
Jamy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamy 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
Jamy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,049 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamy 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 326,744 US residents.
Is Jamy a common name?
We classify Jamy as "Rare". It ranks above 90.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,134 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamy most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamy was 1976, when 77 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamy is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,177 people with the name Jamy, or 0.39 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,049 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 Jamy 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 Jamy?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Jamy on both sides of the split. Of the 1,180 people counted with this name, 409 were male (34.7%) and 771 were female (65.3%). 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 Jamy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamy is White at 63.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.5%). 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 Jamy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jamy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 63.7% (750 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 Jamy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamy a female name?
Yes, 66.1% of people registered as Jamy 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 Jamy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamy 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 Jamy 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 Jamy?
See how many Americans are named Jamy on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.