Is Jamese a boy or girl name?

Jamese is a girl’s name. Of the 775 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jamese

Recorded 1968–2018 · United States

Jamese was most popular in 1998, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,206 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 775 people named Jamese.

Jamese over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamese’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamese a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamese is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 775 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org