Jamey

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #4,249 for boys in 2025, 24 births
Given to boys 68.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1976 · 430 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
6,755
since 1944

Jamey over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #903, 1976peak #369, 1976girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#4,24924
2024#13,4776#4,89020
2023#12,1977#5,92715
2022—#4,70121
2021#8,02413#5,56216
2020#12,1427#4,27523
2019#11,3568#4,11425
2018#11,4278#3,99326
2017#9,34111#4,59421
2016#6,66318#4,94319
2015#8,93112#4,29523
2014#10,12910#6,30713
2013#9,61211#4,98118
2012#10,42910#5,72015
2011#5,54324#5,67515
2010#5,77123#3,70828
2009#5,70924#4,42922
2008#6,13022#3,42132
2007#4,56732#4,80819
2006#4,95328#4,22322
2005#4,37331#3,61526
2004#3,89836#4,60218
2003#4,10932#3,83822
2002#4,17930#2,68535
2001#4,56426#3,97420
2000#3,73834#3,92220
1999#4,31326#2,93928
1998#3,06841#2,85128
1997#3,36534#1,99145
1996#3,09338#1,84249
1995#2,97739#2,02641
1994#2,87741#1,58158
1993#2,88241#1,79247
1992#2,12863#1,35969
1991#2,66045#1,42264
1990#2,60045#1,33669
1989#2,57244#1,22876
1988#2,18752#1,20471
1987#2,12951#1,11474
1986#1,86660#1,06776
1985#1,71067#810120
1984#1,83758#823113
1983#1,55272#90695
1982#1,38488#827115
1981#1,193110#654171
1980#1,41986#640184
1979#1,184111#556239
1978#1,221102#533240
1977#1,004134#435332
1976#903146#369430
1975#1,54465#389402
1974#1,48666#391394
1973#1,57059#394388
1972#1,51662#398387
1971#1,47369#457316
1970#1,56262#470294
1969#1,60955#601170
1968#1,77644#707114
1967#1,82141#705110
1966#1,91636#90164
1965#2,41125#77790
1964#2,47525#84980
1963#1,92237#93664
1962#1,94735#81786
1961#2,41125#94066
1960#2,15029#95163
1959#2,33924#90671
1958#2,02530#99459
1957#2,16826#1,16544
1956#3,18614#1,72221
1955#2,63518#1,84518
1954#2,02727#2,31612
1953#3,10613#2,7099
1952#3,20112#2,37611
1951#2,11622#3,3646
1950#2,34118#3,3296
1949#3,17611—
1948#4,6516#3,6685
1947#4,3457#2,8628
1946#3,21710—
1945#2,74211—
1944#4,5745#3,4305
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five boys were named Jamey! It came in at #3,430, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1944–1946, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jamey is popular in 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNHWashington: #330 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,522 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #357 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,537 boysMNIllinois: #573 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,676 boysILWisconsin: #368 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,127 boysWIMichigan: #658 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 16,274 boysMINew York: #542 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 8,591 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedSDIowa: #265 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,892 boysIAIndiana: #311 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,673 boysINOhio: #334 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,406 boysOHPennsylvania: #301 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 4,271 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #648 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 11,148 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedUTColorado: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,954 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,399 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #341 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,823 boysVAMaryland: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,621 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedKSArkansas: #297 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,674 boysARTennessee: #369 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,415 boysTNNorth Carolina: #372 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,145 boysNCSouth Carolina: #297 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,593 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,889 boysOKLouisiana: #468 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,835 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedMSAlabama: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,572 boysALGeorgia: #290 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,374 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jamey, so not publishedHITexas: #708 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,412 boysTXFlorida: #543 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,678 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#265 · 1 in 2,892
  2. Georgia#290 · 1 in 2,374
  3. South Carolina#297 · 1 in 2,593
  4. Arkansas#297 · 1 in 2,674
  5. Pennsylvania#301 · 1 in 4,271

Best ever in a state: #134 in South Dakota, 1975.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#26581 in 2,892
Georgia#290191 in 2,374
Arkansas#29761 in 2,674
South Carolina#29791 in 2,593
Pennsylvania#301221 in 4,271
Alabama#303121 in 2,572
Indiana#311131 in 3,673
Oklahoma#31471 in 2,889
Washington#33081 in 3,522
Ohio#334221 in 4,406
Virginia#341101 in 3,823
Minnesota#35751 in 6,537
Missouri#36391 in 4,399
Maryland#36451 in 5,621
Wisconsin#36861 in 6,127
Tennessee#36981 in 4,415
North Carolina#372111 in 4,145
Colorado#37451 in 3,954
Louisiana#46871 in 4,835
New York#542181 in 8,591
Florida#54371 in 7,678
Illinois#573101 in 9,676
California#648161 in 11,148
Michigan#65851 in 16,274
Texas#708111 in 10,412
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jamey
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 641 spots since 2024 (#4,890 → #4,249)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#4,275 → #4,249)
  • 46 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #4,249)
  • Biggest jump: 196 spots in 1967 (#901 → #705)
  • Biggest drop: 257 spots in 1986 (#810 → #1,067)
Rise & fade · boys
32 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1976 at #369 (430 births)
  • Births halved by 1980, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 28 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1958–1985
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,649
  • Highest: 1 in 3,649 boys born in 1976 were named Jamey (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 71,170 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 50.7% of all boys named Jamey (3,422) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2012
  • Mostly girls until 2011, mostly boys since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s18#2,862 (1947)#3,320
1950s257#906 (1959)#2,073
1960s907#601 (1969)#818
1970s3,422#369 (1976)#439
1980s1,095#640 (1980)#927
1990s498#1,336 (1990)#1,914
2000s236#2,685 (2002)#3,952
2010s203#3,708 (2010)#4,833
2020s119#4,249 (2025)#4,934

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jamey in 1970

girls
#1,562
62 births · 1 in 28,196 girls
boys
#470
294 births · 1 in 6,321 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #1,562Jamey62

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #470Jamey294
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 28,196 of them was named Jamey, which outranked 83.3% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamey
  1. #1,544Terrell63
  2. #1,544Velvet63
  3. #1,544Yulonda63
  4. #1,562Jamey62
  5. #1,562Edward62
  6. #1,562Jacklyn62
  7. #1,562Jenelle62
  8. #1,570Cathie61
  9. #1,570Cecily61
  10. #1,570Giovanna61

Tied with 7 names at #1,562; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 6,321 of them was named Jamey, which outranked 91.3% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jamey
  1. #467Dominick301
  2. #467Ismael301
  3. #469Edmund298
  4. #470Jamey294
  5. #471Grady292
  6. #472Guillermo290
  7. #473Felipe289
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1970 →