Jamie

Meaning: Supplanter, or holder of the heel
Origin: Variant of James (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #858 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

45% girls · 55% boys — About 55% of babies named Jamie in recent years have been boys. Jamie →

Popularity over time

Jamie reached its best rank, #18, in 1976 and ranked #858 in 2025. Roughly 271,000 girls have been named Jamie since 1884.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#366 in Ireland (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #905 in Scotland (2025) · #1,004 in Sweden (2025) · #1,724 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,755 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,151 in Switzerland (2025) · #757 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jamies

Jamie Lee Curtis — American actress and author
Jamie Lynn Spears — American actress and singer (born 1991)
Jamie Chung — American actress
Jamie Anderson — American snowboarder
Jamie Margolin — American climate change activist

In stories & tradition

Jamie Lloyd — Halloween (film series)
Jamie Ross — Law & Order (TV series)

What Jamies become

Among 1,973 notable people named Jamie:

Sports figures appear 2.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jamie Hampton, American female tennis player.

Similar names: James · Crystal · Janiyah · Kamiyah · Tiffany · Katie

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