Unisex name · since 1956
Jamy
750 babies named Jamy in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
750 girls have been named Jamy since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jamy has 750 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2015.
- #9,126 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 750 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamy ranks #9,126 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 750 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,126 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 750
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamy's 750 recorded births place it above 87.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Jamy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamy splits its recorded history at 1985: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2015
- Peak year (1976)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jamy popularity over time - boys
384 total births recorded since 1960 (Jamy as boys' name)
Jamy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (221 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Jamy's strongest decade.
221 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jamy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 83
1960s
83 births
- 1970s
1970s
221 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
98 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 221 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jamy 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 Jamy's total volume
Jamy by state
Where Jamy concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
6 of 750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Jamy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (221 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Jamys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamy: 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 (~59 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, 1956–2015 (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 Jamy 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.