Recorded 1976–2009 Girls' name Peak 1980 41 births

Jaemi — girls' name

41 babies named Jaemi in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jaemi was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jaemi in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jaemi

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Jaemi between 1976 and 2009, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jaemi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jaemi performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jaemi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jaemi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 41 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jaemi at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

41

Since 1976

34 years of records

Peak year

1980

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1976

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jaemi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1976

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1980)
8
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Jaemi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 32% of Jaemi's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaemi?
41 babies have been named Jaemi since 1976. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1980 with 8 births.
When was Jaemi most popular?
Jaemi was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Jaemi been used?
Jaemi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 34 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jaemi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaelyn, Jaelynn, Jael, Jaela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.