Recorded 1963–1982 Girls' name Peak 1964 30 births

Jamette — girls' name

30 babies named Jamette in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s141970s111980s5

The verdict

30 girls have been named Jamette since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1982.

30
total births
1963–1982
years on record
1960s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Jamette was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jamette in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamette

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Jamette between 1963 and 1982, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jamette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamette 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 30 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.

Jamette at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

30

Since 1963

20 years of records

Peak year

1964

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1963

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1982

Jamette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1963

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1964)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Jamette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
14 births that decade — 47% of Jamette's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamette?
30 babies have been named Jamette since 1963. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1964 with 9 births.
When was Jamette most popular?
Jamette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Jamette been used?
Jamette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 20 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Jamette?
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, 1963–1982 (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.