How Many People Are Named Jaymes?
An estimated 2,481 people in the United States have the first name Jaymes. It is predominantly male (94.6%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Jaymes peaked in popularity in 1986 with 144 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaymes 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 Jaymes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,481
About 1 in 138,152 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.6% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1986
144 births
Total Registered
2,551
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaymes
Jaymes is predominantly male (94.6%), though 137 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jaymes as a male name
Ranked #4,615 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (144 births)
Jaymes as a female name
Ranked #8,642 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (15 births)
Jaymes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaymes span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 626 babies were registered. Jaymes has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaymes by Decade
How has Jaymes 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.
Jaymes by State
Birth registrations for Jaymes span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Washington. On average, about 33 Jaymess were registered per state.
Jaymes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaymes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jaymes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaymes?
We estimate approximately 2,481 people named Jaymes 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 138,152 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaymes a common name?
Jaymes is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,551 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaymes most popular?
Jaymes reached peak popularity in 1986, when 144 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaymes is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaymes a male name?
Jaymes is predominantly male. 94.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaymes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaymes Smith, Jaymes Johnson, Jaymes 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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