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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • 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: #143 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 672 girlsWAIdaho: #103 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 417 girlsIDMontana: #51 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 190 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 825 girlsNDMinnesota: #148 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 752 girlsMNIllinois: #221 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,249 girlsILWisconsin: #181 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsWIMichigan: #226 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsMINew York: #475 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,236 girlsNYMassachusetts: #561 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,715 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedRIOregon: #142 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 656 girlsORNevada: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 569 girlsNVWyoming: #122 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 418 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #92 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 375 girlsSDIowa: #104 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 475 girlsIAIndiana: #123 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 593 girlsINOhio: #190 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsPANew Jersey: #416 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,935 girlsNJConnecticut: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsCTCalifornia: #352 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,971 girlsCAUtah: #101 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 461 girlsUTColorado: #271 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsCONebraska: #64 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 263 girlsNEMissouri: #189 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsMOKentucky: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,130 girlsKYWest Virginia: #226 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsWVVirginia: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,689 girlsVAMaryland: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDEArizona: #307 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,525 girlsAZNew Mexico: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsNMKansas: #113 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 542 girlsKSArkansas: #238 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsARTennessee: #466 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,739 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #480 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,999 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,817 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #115 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 517 girlsOKLouisiana: #380 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,168 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedMSAlabama: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,434 girlsALGeorgia: #379 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedHITexas: #336 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,860 girlsTXFlorida: #247 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#51 · 1 in 190
  2. Nebraska#64 · 1 in 263
  3. South Dakota#92 · 1 in 375
  4. Utah#101 · 1 in 461
  5. Idaho#103 · 1 in 417

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#51221 in 190
Nebraska#64361 in 263
South Dakota#92111 in 375
Utah#101301 in 461
Idaho#103141 in 417
Iowa#104371 in 475
Kansas#113241 in 542
Oklahoma#115311 in 517
Wyoming#12251 in 418
Indiana#123571 in 593
Oregon#142211 in 656
Washington#143311 in 672
Minnesota#148321 in 752
Nevada#14951 in 569
Wisconsin#181261 in 1,055
Missouri#189291 in 1,017
North Dakota#19051 in 825
Ohio#190651 in 1,036
Illinois#221561 in 1,249
Michigan#226391 in 1,395
West Virginia#22691 in 1,287
Arkansas#238111 in 1,127
Florida#247311 in 1,322
Pennsylvania#252421 in 1,533
Colorado#271111 in 1,473
Alabama#281151 in 1,434
Arizona#307101 in 1,525
Maryland#30991 in 1,939
Kentucky#314111 in 2,130
Texas#336521 in 1,860
Connecticut#34061 in 2,285
New Mexico#34151 in 1,533
California#352731 in 1,971
Virginia#364101 in 2,689
Georgia#379131 in 2,376
Louisiana#380121 in 2,168
New Jersey#416121 in 2,935
South Carolina#42961 in 2,817
Tennessee#46671 in 3,739
New York#475311 in 3,236
North Carolina#48081 in 3,999
Massachusetts#56151 in 5,715
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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 1976

girls
#241
980 births · 1 in 1,495 girls
boys
#1,390
41 births · 1 in 38,268 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #241Jami980

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #1,390Jami41
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,495 of them was named Jami, which outranked 97.8% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #238Billie1,000
  2. #239Audrey989
  3. #240Dorothy982
  4. #241Jami980
  5. #242Karla978
  6. #243Cristina975
  7. #244Rose972
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 38,268 of them was named Jami, which outranked 78.6% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #1,373Marcell42
  2. #1,373Roderic42
  3. #1,373Sky42
  4. #1,390Jami41
  5. #1,390Braulio41
  6. #1,390Burke41
  7. #1,390Chirstopher41
  8. #1,411Ameer40
  9. #1,411Brooke40
  10. #1,411Carnell40

Tied with 20 names at #1,390; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →