Name Legacy

Jamye

Recorded 1947–2012 · United States

Jamye was most popular in 1976, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,451 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 847 people named Jamye.

Most popular in1976
Rank that year#3,451
Births that year39
Total since 1880847
Given to99% girls

Jamye over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jamye’s peak in 1976. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamye a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamye is a girl’s name — 98.6% of the 847 Americans given it were girls and 1.4% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jamye

Where Jamye is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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