How Many People Are Named Jamye?
An estimated 758 people in the United States have the first name Jamye. It is predominantly female (98.6%). The average bearer is 46 years old, and Jamye peaked in popularity in 1976 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamye 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 Jamye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
758
About 1 in 452,183 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.6% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1976
39 births
Total Registered
847
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamye
Jamye is predominantly female (98.6%), though 12 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jamye as a male name
Ranked #6,050 in 1988
7 male births in 1988
Peak: 1988 (7 births)
Jamye as a female name
Ranked #12,700 in 2012
8 female births in 2012
Peak: 1976 (39 births)
Jamye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamye span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 211 babies were registered. Jamye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamye by Decade
How has Jamye 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.
Jamye by State
Jamye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamye?
We estimate approximately 758 people named Jamye 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 452,183 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamye a common name?
Jamye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 847 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamye most popular?
Jamye reached peak popularity in 1976, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamye is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamye a female name?
Jamye is predominantly female. 98.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamye Smith, Jamye Johnson, Jamye 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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