Girls' name · since 1947
Jamye
835 babies named Jamye in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 835
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 835 have been recorded since 1947.
Jamye has 835 recorded births among girls since 1947, 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 1947 to 2012.
- #8,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 835 born since 1947
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamye ranks #8,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 835 born since 1947, peaking in the 1970s.
- #8,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 835
- born since 1947
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamye's 835 recorded births place it above 88.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jamye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamye splits its recorded history at 1979: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 39 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamye popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2012
- Peak year (1976)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Jamye popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1969 (Jamye as boys' name)
Jamye by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (210 births, 25% of the file).
1970s was Jamye's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jamye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
92 births
- 1960s
1960s
128 births
- 1970s
1970s
210 births
- 1980s
1980s
204 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 14
2010s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 210 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jamye 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 Jamye's total volume
Jamye by state
Where Jamye concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 68 | 8.1% |
68 of 835 births nationwide.
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- Jamye's decade-level peak was the 1970s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jamyes (68 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamye: 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 (~65 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, 1947–2012 (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 Jamye 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.