Unisex name · since 1946
Jamee
2,734 babies named Jamee in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,734
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,734 girls have been named Jamee since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamee recorded 2,734 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #3,813 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,734 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamee ranks #3,813 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,734 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,813 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,734
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamee's 2,734 recorded births place it above 94.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Jamee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamee's full recorded timeline at 1983, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 90 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamee popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (1985)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
2,734 total births across 79 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1985 with 90 births in a single year.
Jamee popularity over time - boys
218 total births recorded since 1968 (Jamee as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Jamee accounts for 7% of total recorded use across both genders.
Jamee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (702 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Jamee's strongest decade.
702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jamee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 124
1950s
124 births
- 1960s 212
1960s
212 births
- 1970s
1970s
588 births
- 1980s
1980s
702 births
- 1990s
1990s
651 births
- 2000s
2000s
302 births
- 2010s 117
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 702 births (26% of all-time use).
Jamee decade highlights
- Peak decade 702 births
- Runner-up 651 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Jamee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamee's total volume
Jamee by state
Where Jamee concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 226 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 104 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 86 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 63 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 34 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 30 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Utah | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 0.4% |
226 of 2,734 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.3% of nationwide
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 3.1% of nationwide
- Ohio 2.3% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 17 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Jamee appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamee's data
- Jamee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (702 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamees (226 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1946–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jamee draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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