Jayme

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to girls 78.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1985 · 597 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,071
since 1938

Jayme over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #382, 1985peak #744, 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#7,49114#6,14314
2024#5,44323#5,06719
2023#5,75221#4,45623
2022#4,79328#3,87928
2021#4,16734#5,56216
2020#4,16933#4,14124
2019#4,77328#5,34017
2018#3,34647#5,10618
2017#3,09152#4,74620
2016#2,41277#3,99026
2015#2,96458#4,71120
2014#2,64866#4,53821
2013#2,53370#3,96425
2012#2,37378#3,62529
2011#2,32680#3,88526
2010#2,05996#2,91440
2009#1,727127#3,16236
2008#1,642137#2,63247
2007#1,453161#2,56448
2006#1,505146#2,78441
2005#1,547132#3,09133
2004#1,290166#2,88735
2003#1,235170#2,15351
2002#1,338145#2,04653
2001#1,102192#2,38641
2000#1,139179#2,42539
1999#1,058191#1,87952
1998#975207#1,98748
1997#914219#2,02444
1996#786264#1,70555
1995#782254#1,70652
1994#711293#1,31279
1993#749277#1,57757
1992#687315#1,30175
1991#630356#1,063104
1990#595381#1,07298
1989#606352#1,002104
1988#562379#99495
1987#487444#95497
1986#484444#96590
1985#382597#91099
1984#468446#1,08468
1983#443464#1,04971
1982#432506#92094
1981#447480#90098
1980#436493#90598
1979#516381#93788
1978#448443#847102
1977#454436#773121
1976#419480#744125
1975#702211#800108
1974#839157#793102
1973#980121#87483
1972#996119#90079
1971#917142#99866
1970#894147#94072
1969#970122#1,09750
1968#1,05699#1,33933
1967#1,08692#1,31233
1966#1,13587#1,45028
1965#1,12988#1,20640
1964#1,073103#1,31136
1963#940126#1,35433
1962#1,001115#1,06951
1961#1,25378#1,32236
1960#1,13891#1,29537
1959#1,13588#1,36033
1958#1,12988#1,18642
1957#1,05597#1,51127
1956#1,20475#1,76520
1955#1,17572#1,64622
1954#1,24164#1,76219
1953#1,58638#2,53110
1952#1,71333#2,51410
1951#1,55537—
1950#3,05212#3,3296
1949#2,51416#3,2986
1948#2,41617#3,3166
1947#2,35418—
1946#1,91923—
1945#3,6767#3,3385
1944#3,6877—
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Jayme! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1938–1942, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jayme is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedAKMaine: #221 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNHWashington: #304 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #362 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,235 girlsMNIllinois: #515 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,807 girlsILWisconsin: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,898 girlsWIMichigan: #435 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,570 girlsMINew York: #515 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,637 girlsNYMassachusetts: #556 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,883 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedRIOregon: #321 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedSDIowa: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsIAIndiana: #375 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,936 girlsINOhio: #372 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,922 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsPANew Jersey: #572 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,588 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #537 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 3,648 girlsCAUtah: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,100 girlsUTColorado: #302 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsCONebraska: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsNEMissouri: #324 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsMOKentucky: #354 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsKYWest Virginia: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedVAMaryland: #297 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedDEArizona: #374 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,994 girlsAZNew Mexico: #304 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsNMKansas: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,690 girlsKSArkansas: #405 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,599 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,614 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,410 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedLAMississippi: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,162 girlsMSAlabama: #462 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsALGeorgia: #593 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,692 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedHITexas: #502 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,349 girlsTXFlorida: #675 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,401 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#221 · 1 in 1,182
  2. Nebraska#227 · 1 in 1,257
  3. Oklahoma#255 · 1 in 1,410
  4. Kansas#279 · 1 in 1,690
  5. Maryland#297 · 1 in 1,678

Best ever in a state: #78 in North Dakota, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#22151 in 1,182
Nebraska#22781 in 1,257
Oklahoma#255121 in 1,410
Kansas#27981 in 1,690
Maryland#297111 in 1,678
Colorado#302101 in 1,707
New Mexico#30461 in 1,343
Washington#304131 in 1,752
Iowa#31781 in 2,368
Pennsylvania#317311 in 2,142
Oregon#32181 in 1,841
Missouri#324151 in 2,065
West Virginia#33251 in 2,466
Wisconsin#340101 in 2,898
Utah#34471 in 2,100
Kentucky#354101 in 2,459
Minnesota#36281 in 3,235
Ohio#372241 in 2,922
Arizona#37481 in 1,994
Indiana#375121 in 2,936
Arkansas#40551 in 2,599
Michigan#435161 in 3,570
Alabama#46271 in 3,286
Texas#502301 in 3,349
Mississippi#50651 in 3,162
Illinois#515191 in 3,807
New York#515281 in 3,637
California#537411 in 3,648
Massachusetts#55651 in 5,883
New Jersey#57281 in 4,588
Georgia#59371 in 4,692
Florida#67581 in 5,401
North Carolina#69851 in 6,614
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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 Jayme
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 2,048 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #7,491)
  • 3,322 spots since 2020 (#4,169 → #7,491)
  • 4,527 spots since 2015 (#2,964 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 283 spots in 1976 (#702 → #419)
  • Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1964 (#940 → #1,073)
Rise & fade · girls
47 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1985 at #382 (597 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1969–1998
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,882
  • Highest: 1 in 2,882 girls born in 1985 were named Jayme (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 32.7% of all girls named Jayme (4,605) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2024
  • Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s5#4,342 (1938)#4,342
1940s102#1,919 (1946)#3,055
1950s604#1,055 (1957)#1,485
1960s1,001#940 (1963)#1,078
1970s2,637#419 (1976)#717
1980s4,605#382 (1985)#475
1990s2,757#595 (1990)#789
2000s1,555#1,102 (2001)#1,398
2010s652#2,059 (2010)#2,853
2020s153#4,167 (2021)#5,303

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.

Jayme in 1977

girls
#454
436 births · 1 in 3,516 girls
boys
#773
121 births · 1 in 13,580 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #454Jayme436

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #773Jayme121
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 3,516 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 96.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayme
  1. #451Hillary442
  2. #451Josephine442
  3. #453Maricela437
  4. #454Jayme436
  5. #455Katharine435
  6. #456Joan433
  7. #457Sophia432
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 13,580 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 88.7% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayme
  1. #770Dominique122
  2. #770Emmett122
  3. #770Maxwell122
  4. #773Jayme121
  5. #773Carter121
  6. #773Issac121
  7. #773Jerimiah121
  8. #778Bob120
  9. #778Jameel120
  10. #778Kenya120

Tied with 4 names at #773; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →