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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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
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1950#3,05212#3,3296
1949#2,51416#3,2986
1948#2,41617#3,3166
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1945#3,6767#3,3385
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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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNHWashington: #384 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsWAIdaho: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsIDMontana: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 648 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #269 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsMNIllinois: #473 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,547 girlsILWisconsin: #231 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,562 girlsWIMichigan: #637 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,281 girlsMINew York: #1,081 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,849 girlsNYMassachusetts: #526 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,014 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedRIOregon: #363 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,193 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedIAIndiana: #359 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,739 girlsINOhio: #388 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,088 girlsOHPennsylvania: #521 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsPANew Jersey: #421 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,230 girlsNJConnecticut: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,466 girlsCTCalifornia: #502 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 3,462 girlsCAUtah: #446 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,794 girlsUTColorado: #554 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,366 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNEMissouri: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,181 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedVAMaryland: #567 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,904 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedDEArizona: #682 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,685 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNMKansas: #248 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsARTennessee: #349 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,505 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #241 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsOKLouisiana: #416 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsLAMississippi: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedALGeorgia: #634 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,383 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jayme, so not publishedHITexas: #525 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,657 girlsTXFlorida: #560 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,429 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#154 · 1 in 648
  2. West Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,181
  3. Wisconsin#231 · 1 in 1,562
  4. Arkansas#233 · 1 in 1,379
  5. Idaho#234 · 1 in 1,110

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#15461 in 648
West Virginia#20981 in 1,181
Wisconsin#231191 in 1,562
Arkansas#23391 in 1,379
Idaho#23451 in 1,110
Oklahoma#241141 in 1,341
Kansas#248101 in 1,449
Minnesota#269151 in 1,845
Mississippi#34471 in 1,964
Tennessee#349111 in 2,505
Indiana#359121 in 2,739
Oregon#36371 in 2,193
Missouri#377111 in 2,855
Washington#384111 in 2,473
Ohio#388221 in 3,088
Louisiana#416111 in 2,563
New Jersey#421131 in 3,230
Connecticut#43051 in 3,466
Utah#44651 in 2,794
Illinois#473201 in 3,547
California#502601 in 3,462
Pennsylvania#521151 in 4,582
Texas#525361 in 3,657
Massachusetts#52671 in 5,014
Colorado#55451 in 4,366
Florida#560151 in 4,429
Maryland#56751 in 4,904
Georgia#63471 in 5,383
Michigan#63791 in 6,281
Arizona#68251 in 4,685
New York#1,081101 in 10,849
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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 1986

girls
#484
444 births · 1 in 3,864 girls
boys
#965
90 births · 1 in 20,461 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #484Jayme444

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #965Jayme90
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 3,864 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 96.2% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayme
  1. #481Beverly446
  2. #481Genevieve446
  3. #483Larissa445
  4. #484Jayme444
  5. #485Vivian443
  6. #486Noelle441
  7. #487Brenna440
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 20,461 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 87.7% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jayme
  1. #958Jereme91
  2. #958Percy91
  3. #958Ramsey91
  4. #965Jayme90
  5. #965Austen90
  6. #965Dangelo90
  7. #965Eloy90
  8. #971Deshaun89
  9. #971Elton89
  10. #971Garett89

Tied with 5 names at #965; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →