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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #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 1987

  • 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: #385 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,471 girlsWAIdaho: #171 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 741 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #328 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,453 girlsMNIllinois: #369 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,503 girlsILWisconsin: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,413 girlsWIMichigan: #295 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsMINew York: #914 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,605 girlsNYMassachusetts: #608 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,981 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedSDIowa: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsIAIndiana: #189 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsINOhio: #270 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsOHPennsylvania: #360 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,662 girlsPANew Jersey: #859 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,714 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #772 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 6,519 girlsCAUtah: #220 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsUTColorado: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsCONebraska: #173 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 923 girlsNEMissouri: #306 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,232 girlsMOKentucky: #303 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,320 girlsKYWest Virginia: #283 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsWVVirginia: #335 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,316 girlsVAMaryland: #325 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,126 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDEArizona: #671 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,886 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedNMKansas: #214 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,362 girlsARTennessee: #362 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #337 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsLAMississippi: #451 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,660 girlsMSAlabama: #356 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsALGeorgia: #422 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,015 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jami, so not publishedHITexas: #617 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,773 girlsTXFlorida: #563 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,628 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#171 · 1 in 741
  2. Nebraska#173 · 1 in 923
  3. Indiana#189 · 1 in 1,147
  4. Kansas#214 · 1 in 1,184
  5. Utah#220 · 1 in 1,116

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#17171 in 741
Nebraska#173101 in 923
Indiana#189281 in 1,147
Kansas#214121 in 1,184
Utah#220121 in 1,116
Arkansas#23391 in 1,362
Iowa#247101 in 1,563
Ohio#270371 in 1,830
Oregon#28091 in 1,702
Oklahoma#281111 in 1,629
West Virginia#28351 in 1,814
Michigan#295281 in 2,070
Kentucky#30391 in 2,320
Missouri#306141 in 2,232
Colorado#319101 in 2,099
Wisconsin#323121 in 2,413
Maryland#325121 in 2,126
Minnesota#328111 in 2,453
Virginia#335151 in 2,316
North Carolina#337161 in 2,329
Louisiana#344131 in 2,024
Alabama#35691 in 2,393
Pennsylvania#360261 in 2,662
Tennessee#362111 in 2,565
Illinois#369291 in 2,503
Washington#385111 in 2,471
Georgia#422131 in 3,015
Mississippi#45151 in 2,660
Florida#563151 in 4,628
Massachusetts#60861 in 5,981
Texas#617271 in 4,773
Arizona#67151 in 4,886
California#772331 in 6,519
New Jersey#85951 in 8,714
New York#914131 in 8,605
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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 1987

girls
#426
524 births · 1 in 3,318 girls
boys
#3,339
14 births · 1 in 133,356 boys

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #426Jami524

Top boys' names in 1987

  1. #1Michael63,664
  2. #2Christopher54,493
  3. #3Matthew46,511
  4. #4Joshua40,002
  5. #5David36,795
  6. #6Andrew36,206
  7. #7Daniel35,876
  8. #8James32,659
  9. #9Justin31,491
  10. #10Robert30,237
  11. #3,339Jami14
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,318 of them was named Jami, which outranked 96.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #423Alejandra528
  2. #423Sally528
  3. #425Judith526
  4. #426Jami524
  5. #426Juanita524
  6. #426Lakeisha524
  7. #429Ariana523
  8. #430Ciera520
  9. #431Laurie519

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

boys

1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 133,356 of them was named Jami, which outranked 59.0% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jami
  1. #3,201York15
  2. #3,201Zaccheus15
  3. #3,201Zephaniah15
  4. #3,339Jami14
  5. #3,339Aaren14
  6. #3,339Adolphus14
  7. #3,339Adrienne14
  8. #3,521Abdulaziz13
  9. #3,521Abdulla13
  10. #3,521Abigail13

Tied with 181 names at #3,339; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 994Trevin#1,962 → #968
  2. ↑ 819Conner#1,617 → #798
  3. ↑ 593Mychal#1,363 → #770
  4. ↑ 503Jaren#1,457 → #954
  5. ↑ 457Corbin#1,049 → #592
Fallers
  1. ↓ 623Durell#816 → #1,439
  2. ↓ 336Jayce#694 → #1,030
  3. ↓ 267Rasheed#921 → #1,188
  4. ↓ 263Deshaun#971 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 260Britt#880 → #1,140

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →