Recorded 1976–1989 Girls' name Peak 1987 41 births

Jamei — girls' name

41 babies named Jamei in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Jamei was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jamei in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamei

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Jamei between 1976 and 1989, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamei currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamei performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamei shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamei 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.

Jamei at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

41

Since 1976

14 years of records

Peak year

1987

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1976

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jamei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1976

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Jamei by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
31 births that decade — 76% of Jamei's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamei?
41 babies have been named Jamei since 1976. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1987 with 8 births.
When was Jamei most popular?
Jamei was most popular in the 1980s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Jamei been used?
Jamei has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 14 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jamei?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jamie, James, Jami, Jamila, 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, 1976–1989 (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.