How Many People Are Named Jamese?
An estimated 744 people in the United States have the first name Jamese. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Jamese peaked in popularity in 1998 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamese 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 Jamese paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
744
About 1 in 460,691 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1998
31 births
Total Registered
775
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamese
Jamese is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 775 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamese as a female name
Ranked #14,548 in 2018
6 female births in 2018
Peak: 1998 (31 births)
Jamese: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamese span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 266 babies were registered. Jamese has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamese by Decade
How has Jamese 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.
Jamese by State
Birth registrations for Jamese span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Illinois, District of Columbia. The lowest are in Florida, District of Columbia, Illinois. On average, about 11 Jameses were registered per state.
Jamese + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamese as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jamese
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Jamese: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamese?
We estimate approximately 744 people named Jamese 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 460,691 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamese a common name?
Jamese is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 775 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamese most popular?
Jamese reached peak popularity in 1998, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamese is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamese a female name?
Jamese is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamese Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamese Smith, Jamese Johnson, Jamese 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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