Unisex name · since 1944
Jamey
Jamey has 6,755 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,755
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamey is the #4281 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 6,755 recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamey has been recorded 6,755 times among boys since 1944, currently ranked #4281 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #1,489 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,281 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,755 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamey ranks #1,489 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,281 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,755 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,489 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,281 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,755
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamey's 6,755 recorded births place it above 96.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jamey compares
6,755 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamey's all-time total is 18x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,755 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 430 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamey splits its recorded history at 1986: 20% of all births land in the more recent half, 80% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1944 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 430 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 430
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Jamey popularity over time - girls
3,053 total births recorded since 1944 (Jamey as girls' name)
Jamey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (3,422 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Jamey's strongest decade.
3,422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jamey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 18
1940s
18 births
- 1950s 257
1950s
257 births
- 1960s 907
1960s
907 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,422 births
- 1980s 1,095
1980s
1,095 births
- 1990s 498
1990s
498 births
- 2000s 236
2000s
236 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 119
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 3,422 births (51% of all-time use).
How Jamey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamey's total volume
Jamey by state
Where Jamey concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 342 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 333 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 307 | 4.5% |
| #4 | California | | 237 | 3.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 217 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 213 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 191 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 180 | 2.7% |
342 of 6,755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Jamey appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamey's data
- Jamey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (3,422 total births); usage has since declined to 119 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jameys (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jamey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Jamey 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.