Fun Facts About the Name Jami
- More than 22 thousand babies named Jami: U.S. records list 22,411 babies given the name Jami from 1880 through 2025. Even 937 boys received the name Jami - about 1 boy for every 23 girls.
What Does the Name Jami Mean?
Jami is an English variant spelling of Jamie, a diminutive of James. Its established meaning is "supplanter," the traditional English rendering of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (Jacob). The Hebrew etymology is not completely certain: scholars differ on whether the name meant "he follows" or "he takes by the heel," and the customary meaning "supplanter" comes from the biblical story in which Jacob grasps his brother's heel and later supplants him.
The spelling Jami does not add a separate sense of its own. In English use, it is simply a phonetic variant of Jamie, and its meaning is the meaning of James.
Jami Name History & Origins
James reached English through Old French James, from Late Latin Iacomus, a form of Greek Iakobos and ultimately Hebrew Ya'aqov. The Scots pet form Jamie was formed from James with the familiar diminutive ending -ie. Jamie was long used as a masculine name, and in modern English it has also been used for girls; Jami is one of the spelling variants that follows the pronunciation JAY-mee.
A separate, similar-looking name belongs to the 15th-century Persian poet Nur al-Din Abd al-Rahman Jami, often called Jami after the town of Jam in Khorasan. That name is a place-derived name, or nisba, and is not related to the English given name Jami.
How Popular is the Name Jami?
Jami recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1977. Its best rank was #239 in 1977.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,909 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,815 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,656 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,991 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #10,616 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #10,614 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,501 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #7,530 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #7,612 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #12,219 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #5,363 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #6,831 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,571 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #6,706 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2011 | #5,439 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #4,526 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #4,053 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2008 | #3,348 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2007 | #2,902 | 62 | 0.0032% |
| 2006 | #2,651 | 68 | 0.0036% |
| 2005 | #2,209 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 2004 | #1,951 | 96 | 0.0052% |
| 2003 | #2,269 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #1,812 | 99 | 0.0055% |
| 2001 | #1,480 | 127 | 0.0071% |
| 2000 | #1,307 | 146 | 0.0080% |
| 1999 | #1,312 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 1998 | #1,199 | 155 | 0.0088% |
| 1997 | #954 | 207 | 0.0119% |
| 1996 | #937 | 207 | 0.0118% |
| 1995 | #902 | 210 | 0.0119% |
| 1994 | #858 | 229 | 0.0128% |
| 1993 | #704 | 304 | 0.0168% |
| 1992 | #633 | 356 | 0.0193% |
| 1991 | #521 | 446 | 0.0238% |
| 1990 | #522 | 458 | 0.0241% |
| 1989 | #512 | 457 | 0.0248% |
| 1988 | #464 | 486 | 0.0273% |
| 1987 | #426 | 524 | 0.0301% |
| 1986 | #419 | 524 | 0.0305% |
| 1985 | #341 | 690 | 0.0401% |
| 1984 | #368 | 623 | 0.0370% |
| 1983 | #316 | 737 | 0.0441% |
| 1982 | #319 | 757 | 0.0447% |
| 1981 | #300 | 803 | 0.0481% |
| 1980 | #275 | 907 | 0.0546% |
| 1979 | #265 | 921 | 0.0574% |
| 1978 | #257 | 917 | 0.0599% |
| 1977 | #239 | 1,041 | 0.0679% |
| 1976 | #241 | 980 | 0.0669% |
| 1975 | #356 | 603 | 0.0414% |
| 1974 | #434 | 446 | 0.0304% |
| 1973 | #409 | 486 | 0.0333% |
| 1972 | #409 | 482 | 0.0317% |
| 1971 | #402 | 533 | 0.0320% |
| 1970 | #413 | 549 | 0.0314% |
| 1969 | #410 | 537 | 0.0318% |
| 1968 | #471 | 417 | 0.0254% |
| 1967 | #507 | 351 | 0.0213% |
| 1966 | #528 | 320 | 0.0189% |
| 1965 | #528 | 327 | 0.0185% |
| 1964 | #588 | 283 | 0.0149% |
| 1963 | #611 | 270 | 0.0140% |
| 1962 | #563 | 305 | 0.0155% |
| 1961 | #647 | 249 | 0.0123% |
| 1960 | #620 | 263 | 0.0130% |
| 1959 | #720 | 194 | 0.0096% |
| 1958 | #767 | 170 | 0.0085% |
| 1957 | #866 | 138 | 0.0067% |
| 1956 | #958 | 111 | 0.0055% |
| 1955 | #1,170 | 73 | 0.0037% |
| 1954 | #1,292 | 59 | 0.0030% |
| 1953 | #1,513 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1952 | #2,158 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1951 | #1,987 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1950 | #3,792 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #4,035 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #3,449 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1947 | #2,817 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,944 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,038 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,151 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #12,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #12,981 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #7,810 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #12,874 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #6,072 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #7,819 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #13,190 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #11,227 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #9,541 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #7,207 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #6,937 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #9,915 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,789 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,763 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,219 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #7,133 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #6,875 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #5,730 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #4,142 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #4,926 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #5,525 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #4,426 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #4,330 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #4,068 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #4,629 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #4,018 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #3,410 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,191 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #2,384 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,649 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #2,719 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,372 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1981 | #2,234 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,083 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #1,609 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 1978 | #1,990 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #1,806 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1976 | #1,398 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1975 | #1,415 | 39 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #1,256 | 45 | 0.0029% |
| 1973 | #1,260 | 43 | 0.0028% |
| 1972 | #1,239 | 45 | 0.0028% |
| 1971 | #1,576 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1970 | #1,405 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1969 | #2,176 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1968 | #1,921 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #1,941 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #4,210 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,536 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #4,300 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #2,756 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,449 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,623 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #2,603 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,246 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,431 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,128 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #3,349 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,328 | 7 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jami Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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