Girls' name · since 1946
Jami
Jami has 21,473 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,473
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jami is the #13397 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 21,473 recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jami has been recorded 21,473 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #13397 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, 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 1946 to 2025.
- #1,018 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,397 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,473 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jami ranks #1,018 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,397 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,473 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,018 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,397 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,473
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jami's 21,473 recorded births place it above 98.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jami compares
21,473 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jami's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jami | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,473 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,041 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jami's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jami's full recorded timeline at 1986, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2025, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1977 peak of 1,041 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jami popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 1,041
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Jami popularity over time - boys
937 total births recorded since 1955 (Jami as boys' name)
Jami by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (6,958 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Jami's strongest decade.
6,958 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jami births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 844
1950s
844 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,322 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,958 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,507 births
- 1990s 2,710
1990s
2,710 births
- 2000s 844
2000s
844 births
- 2010s 191
2010s
191 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6,958 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jami 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 Jami's total volume
Jami by state
Where Jami concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,854 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 1,338 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,306 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,229 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 944 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 879 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 818 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 660 | 3.1% |
1,854 of 21,473 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Jami appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jami's data
- Jami's decade-level peak was the 1970s (6,958 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamis (1,854 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jami: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Jami 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.