Girls' name · since 1976
Jamei
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 41 babies named Jamei, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #37,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamei sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 41 recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamei has been recorded 41 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1989.
- #37,257 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamei ranks #37,257 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #37,257 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamei's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamei's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1989
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Jamei by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (31 births, 76% of the file).
1980s was Jamei's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Jamei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 31 births (76% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1976–1989 (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 Jamei 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.