How Many People Are Named Jami?
An estimated 20,366 people in the United States have the first name Jami. It is predominantly female (95.8%). The average bearer is 46 years old, and Jami peaked in popularity in 1977 with 1,070 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jami 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 Jami paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jami is overwhelmingly female, 937 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
20,366
About 1 in 16,830 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
95.8% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
1,070 births
Total Registered
22,405
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jami
Jami is predominantly female (95.8%), though 937 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jami as a male name
Ranked #13,038 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1972 (45 births)
Jami as a female name
Ranked #9,815 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (1,041 births)
Jami: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jami span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 7,328 babies were registered. Jami has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jami by Decade
How has Jami 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.
Jami by State
Birth registrations for Jami span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in New Mexico, Connecticut, Maine. On average, about 427 Jamis were registered per state.
Jami + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jami as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jami
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jami: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jami?
We estimate approximately 20,366 people named Jami 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 16,830 Americans share this first name.
Is Jami a common name?
Jami is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22,405 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jami most popular?
Jami reached peak popularity in 1977, when 1,070 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jami is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jami a female name?
Jami is predominantly female. 95.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jami Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jami Smith, Jami Johnson, Jami 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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