Fun Facts About the Name Jamielynn
- 612 babies named Jamielynn: U.S. records list 612 babies given the name Jamielynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jamielynn Mean?
Jamielynn is a modern English feminine compound whose meaning is usually given as "supplanter" and "lake," from the names Jamie and Lynn. Jamie is an English and Scots diminutive of James, which comes through Latin Iacobus and Greek Iakobos from Hebrew Ya'aqov. That Hebrew name is traditionally interpreted as "supplanter," a customary explanation tied to the Genesis story of Jacob; its precise etymology is uncertain, and it is often connected with a word for "heel." Lynn is commonly derived from Welsh llyn, "lake," though the English surname Lynn can have other local origins. Jamielynn has no separate ancient etymology; its meaning is the combined sense of its two familiar elements.
Jamielynn Name History & Origins
Jamielynn is formed in English by joining Jamie and Lynn. Jamie began as a Scots and English pet form of James, the English form of Latin Iacobus (Greek Iakobos, Hebrew Ya'aqov). It was long used as a masculine familiar name and also became a feminine given name in the 20th century. Lynn entered English naming through a surname generally traced to Welsh llyn, "lake"; as a given name it was used in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the -lyn/-lynn ending became a familiar element in feminine names. Jamielynn follows that pattern, keeping the full Lynn spelling at the end rather than the shortened -lyn.
How Popular is the Name Jamielynn?
Jamielynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2008. Its best rank was #4,372 in 1988.
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 | #15,896 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #16,236 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #11,629 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,188 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #11,810 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,926 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,582 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #7,035 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2015 | #7,416 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #8,229 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #6,344 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2012 | #9,329 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #8,836 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #7,039 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #6,667 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #5,198 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #5,294 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #6,985 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2005 | #6,383 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #6,333 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #7,358 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #6,843 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #11,158 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #9,824 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,502 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #6,613 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #14,412 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #12,375 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,118 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #11,030 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,325 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,722 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #5,947 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #10,123 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,372 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #6,069 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,610 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #5,162 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #5,322 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #4,975 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,588 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #6,038 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,396 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #5,539 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #6,113 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #5,641 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #8,537 | 6 | 0.0004% |
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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