How Many People Are Named Jame?
An estimated 2,572 people in the United States have the first name Jame. It is used for both genders, with 89.5% male. The average bearer is 57 years old, and Jame peaked in popularity in 1957 with 93 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jame as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jame paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,572
About 1 in 133,264 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
89.5% confidence
Average Age
57
years old
Peak Year
1957
93 births
Total Registered
3,833
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jame
Jame is predominantly male (89.5%), though 403 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jame as a male name
Ranked #11,471 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (87 births)
Jame as a female name
Ranked #18,308 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1980 (21 births)
Jame: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jame span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 691 babies were registered. Jame has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jame by Decade
How has Jame tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jame by State
Birth registrations for Jame span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in Virginia, District of Columbia, Ohio. On average, about 58 James were registered per state.
Jame + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jame as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jame
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jame: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jame?
We estimate approximately 2,572 people named Jame are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 133,264 Americans share this first name.
Is Jame a common name?
Jame is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,833 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jame most popular?
Jame reached peak popularity in 1957, when 93 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jame is approximately 57 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jame a male name?
Jame is predominantly male. 89.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jame Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jame Smith, Jame Johnson, Jame Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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