Fun Facts About the Name Jeymi
- 205 babies named Jeymi: U.S. records list 205 babies given the name Jeymi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Jeymi Mean?
Jeymi is an English variant spelling of Jamie, a diminutive of James; the name is Hebrew in origin and its customary English meaning is "supplanter." James comes from the Latin Iacobus, Greek Iakobos, and Hebrew Ya'aqov (Jacob). That Hebrew name is traditionally linked to aqev, "heel," and explained literally as "he takes by the heel," a wordplay on the biblical Jacob's birth. The exact etymology of Ya'aqov is debated, so the "heel" explanation is traditional rather than certain.
Jeymi Name History & Origins
The English name James comes from Old French James, a form of Late Latin Iacobus, and was reinforced by devotion to the apostles James. In Scotland, James was a royal name borne by kings from the 15th century onward, and the familiar form Jamie arose there with the diminutive ending -ie. Jamie was long used as a masculine nickname and later established as a given name in its own right; during the 20th century it also became common for girls in English-speaking countries. The Jeymi spelling is an alternative to Jamie that uses ey for the vowel of "jay" and a final i for the ending sound, while keeping the same two-syllable pronunciation. It is not a traditional Scottish spelling and has no separate etymology from Jamie.
How Popular is the Name Jeymi?
Jeymi 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 2007. Its best rank was #7,551 in 2007.
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 | #13,962 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,738 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #12,715 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #14,347 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,640 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #14,177 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,570 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #17,013 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #10,429 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #13,726 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #15,456 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #10,791 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #7,966 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #10,773 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #14,360 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,311 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #7,551 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #9,566 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,088 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #9,533 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #16,620 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #12,648 | 7 | 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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