Jami

#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 95.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1977 · 1,041 births
Debut · girls
12 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,473
since 1946

Jami over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jami has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #239, 1977girls
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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#13,2086—
2024#9,55610#12,3495
2023#10,3129#9,7637
2022#9,68010—
2021#10,2929—
2020#10,2509#12,0225
2019#7,34215—
2018#7,40915#12,1565
2017#7,44215#7,54610
2016#11,7818—
2015#5,28825—
2014#6,71318#12,1085
2013#6,46219—
2012#6,57619—
2011#5,35825#5,94514
2010#4,49432#7,59110
2009#4,01338—
2008#3,31650—
2007#2,89062#12,3675
2006#2,63168#10,6626
2005#2,20483#9,1157
2004#1,94296#6,97610
2003#2,26075#6,71510
2002#1,80599#9,3926
2001#1,476127#9,2436
2000#1,305146#7,4168
1999#1,309138#7,8747
1998#1,195155#6,8438
1997#953207#6,6188
1996#936207#5,53510
1995#902210#4,05215
1994#858229#4,80312
1993#704304#5,36010
1992#633356#4,32713
1991#521446#4,23113
1990#520458#3,97114
1989#512457#4,52711
1988#464486#3,91512
1987#426524#3,33914
1986#419524#3,13115
1985#340690#2,35722
1984#367623#2,61318
1983#315737#2,67617
1982#319757#2,34121
1981#300803#2,20423
1980#275906#2,05826
1979#264921#1,59836
1978#257917#1,96525
1977#2391,041#1,78029
1976#241980#1,39041
1975#356603#1,40739
1974#434446#1,24445
1973#409486#1,25343
1972#409482#1,23045
1971#402533#1,56031
1970#413549#1,39636
1969#410537#2,13016
1968#471417#1,89418
1967#506351#1,90617
1966#528320#3,9485
1965#527327#2,47611
1964#588283#4,0395
1963#612270#2,67310
1962#563305#3,3057
1961#647249#2,53811
1960#620263#2,53511
1959#719194#2,20014
1958#766170#2,37012
1957#865138#3,0248
1956#956111#3,2167
1955#1,16773#3,2017
1954#1,28559—
1953#1,50342—
1952#2,12623—
1951#1,96825—
1950#3,6629—
1949#3,8928—
1948#3,35010—
1947#2,76914—
1946#2,88012—
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First appearance
1946

The first year at least five girls were named Jami! It came in at #2,880, and was given to 12 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2025, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Jami is popular in 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNHWashington: #209 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsWAIdaho: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 746 girlsIDMontana: #172 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 676 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,967 girlsMNIllinois: #350 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsILWisconsin: #307 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,497 girlsWIMichigan: #354 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,592 girlsMINew York: #653 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,731 girlsNYMassachusetts: #563 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,117 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedRIOregon: #309 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 789 girlsSDIowa: #199 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 990 girlsIAIndiana: #281 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsINOhio: #393 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,187 girlsOHPennsylvania: #360 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,571 girlsPANew Jersey: #503 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,761 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #609 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 4,554 girlsCAUtah: #231 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsUTColorado: #410 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,612 girlsCONebraska: #228 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,177 girlsNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,483 girlsMOKentucky: #453 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,796 girlsKYWest Virginia: #224 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsWVVirginia: #578 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,550 girlsVAMaryland: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDEArizona: #445 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 860 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #669 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,768 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #264 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsOKLouisiana: #404 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,257 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedHITexas: #554 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 3,977 girlsTXFlorida: #724 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,243 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#172 · 1 in 676
  2. Kansas#182 · 1 in 860
  3. South Dakota#192 · 1 in 789
  4. Idaho#198 · 1 in 746
  5. Iowa#199 · 1 in 990

Best ever in a state: #51 in Montana, 1976.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#17261 in 676
Kansas#182141 in 860
South Dakota#19251 in 789
Idaho#19871 in 746
Iowa#199171 in 990
Washington#209191 in 1,034
West Virginia#224101 in 1,117
Nebraska#22881 in 1,177
Utah#231101 in 1,172
Oklahoma#264121 in 1,320
Missouri#265201 in 1,483
Indiana#281201 in 1,745
Wisconsin#307111 in 2,497
Oregon#30971 in 1,864
Illinois#350321 in 2,179
Michigan#354221 in 2,592
Pennsylvania#360261 in 2,571
Ohio#393221 in 3,187
Louisiana#404111 in 2,257
Colorado#41061 in 2,612
Maryland#42361 in 3,091
Minnesota#42561 in 3,967
Arizona#44561 in 2,561
Kentucky#45361 in 3,796
New Jersey#503101 in 3,761
Texas#554241 in 3,977
Massachusetts#56351 in 6,117
Virginia#57851 in 5,550
California#609301 in 4,554
New York#653181 in 5,731
North Carolina#66951 in 6,768
Florida#72471 in 6,243
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Jami
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 3,652 spots since 2024 (#9,556 → #13,208)
  • 2,958 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #13,208)
  • 7,920 spots since 2015 (#5,288 → #13,208)
  • Biggest jump: 211 spots in 1956 (#1,167 → #956)
  • Biggest drop: 242 spots in 1998 (#953 → #1,195)
Rise & fade · girls
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1946
  • Peaked 1977 at #239 (1,041 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 42 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 42 yrs · run 1956–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,473
  • Highest: 1 in 1,473 girls born in 1977 were named Jami (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 32.4% of all girls named Jami (6,958) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s44#2,769 (1947)#3,223
1950s844#719 (1959)#1,502
1960s3,322#410 (1969)#547
1970s6,958#239 (1977)#342
1980s6,507#275 (1980)#374
1990s2,710#520 (1990)#853
2000s844#1,305 (2000)#2,384
2010s191#4,494 (2010)#6,887
2020s53#9,556 (2024)#10,550

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

Jami in 1974

girls
#434
446 births · 1 in 3,290 girls
boys
#1,244
45 births · 1 in 34,941 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #434Jami446

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #1,244Jami45
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 3,290 of them was named Jami, which outranked 95.8% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #431Lea449
  2. #432Blanca448
  3. #433Allyson447
  4. #434Jami446
  5. #434Mandy446
  6. #434Patrice446
  7. #434Selena446
  8. #438Bridgette445
  9. #438Vicky445
  10. #440Kisha440

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 34,941 of them was named Jami, which outranked 79.3% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #1,229Milo46
  2. #1,229Oswaldo46
  3. #1,229Shamus46
  4. #1,244Jami45
  5. #1,244Alain45
  6. #1,244Alexandro45
  7. #1,244Anthoney45
  8. #1,269Abelardo44
  9. #1,269Alden44
  10. #1,269Amado44

Tied with 24 names at #1,244; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →