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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #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 1982

  • 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: #237 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsWAIdaho: #136 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 573 girlsIDMontana: #98 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 373 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #111 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 499 girlsNDMinnesota: #448 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,178 girlsMNIllinois: #324 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsILWisconsin: #273 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsWIMichigan: #241 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsMINew York: #529 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,805 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedRIOregon: #249 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 790 girlsSDIowa: #151 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 753 girlsIAIndiana: #238 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsINOhio: #231 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,588 girlsOHPennsylvania: #289 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,997 girlsPANew Jersey: #718 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,378 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #470 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 3,045 girlsCAUtah: #123 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 586 girlsUTColorado: #217 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,076 girlsNEMissouri: #255 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #238 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsKYWest Virginia: #213 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsWVVirginia: #390 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,080 girlsVAMaryland: #293 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,857 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDEArizona: #294 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,551 girlsAZNew Mexico: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsNMKansas: #152 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 739 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedARTennessee: #277 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #330 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,280 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #349 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #202 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsOKLouisiana: #415 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,640 girlsLAMississippi: #490 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,196 girlsMSAlabama: #403 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,733 girlsALGeorgia: #348 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,180 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedHITexas: #465 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 3,093 girlsTXFlorida: #301 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,829 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#98 · 1 in 373
  2. North Dakota#111 · 1 in 499
  3. Utah#123 · 1 in 586
  4. Idaho#136 · 1 in 573
  5. Iowa#151 · 1 in 753

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#98131 in 373
North Dakota#111101 in 499
Utah#123281 in 586
Idaho#136121 in 573
Iowa#151251 in 753
Kansas#152211 in 739
South Dakota#17461 in 790
Nebraska#199101 in 1,076
Oklahoma#202201 in 1,129
West Virginia#21391 in 1,257
Colorado#217191 in 1,161
Ohio#231451 in 1,588
Washington#237211 in 1,310
Indiana#238241 in 1,466
Kentucky#238161 in 1,484
Michigan#241361 in 1,600
Oregon#249121 in 1,362
Missouri#255191 in 1,694
Wisconsin#273161 in 1,964
Tennessee#277161 in 1,754
Pennsylvania#289351 in 1,997
Maryland#293121 in 1,857
Arizona#294131 in 1,551
New Mexico#29671 in 1,385
Florida#301311 in 1,829
Illinois#324351 in 2,126
North Carolina#330151 in 2,280
Georgia#348161 in 2,180
South Carolina#34981 in 2,236
Virginia#390101 in 3,080
Alabama#40381 in 2,733
Louisiana#415121 in 2,640
Minnesota#44871 in 4,178
Texas#465421 in 3,093
California#470611 in 3,045
Mississippi#49051 in 3,196
New York#529271 in 3,805
New Jersey#71861 in 6,378
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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 1982

girls
#319
757 births · 1 in 2,237 girls
boys
#2,341
21 births · 1 in 86,402 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #319Jami757

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #2,341Jami21
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 2,237 of them was named Jami, which outranked 97.4% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #316Jolene768
  2. #317Sandy765
  3. #318Tanisha758
  4. #319Jami757
  5. #320Jackie756
  6. #321Hillary754
  7. #322Brianne752
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

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

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 86,402 of them was named Jami, which outranked 68.2% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #2,269Tyjuan22
  2. #2,269Waymon22
  3. #2,269Zeb22
  4. #2,341Jami21
  5. #2,341Adnan21
  6. #2,341Antonios21
  7. #2,341Aren21
  8. #2,426Adolphus20
  9. #2,426Adriana20
  10. #2,426Alexandros20

Tied with 84 names at #2,341; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1982 →