Unisex name · since 1938
Jayme
14,071 babies named Jayme in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,071
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jayme is the #7553 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 14,071 recorded since 1938.
Jayme has 14,071 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7553 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #1,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,553 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,071 born since 1938
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jayme ranks #1,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,553 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,071 born since 1938, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,553 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,071
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jayme's 14,071 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jayme compares
14,071 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jayme's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jayme | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,071 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 597 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jayme's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jayme's full recorded timeline at 1983, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1938, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 597 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jayme popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 597
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Jayme popularity over time - boys
3,897 total births recorded since 1945 (Jayme as boys' name)
Jayme by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (4,605 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jayme's strongest decade.
4,605 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jayme births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 102
1940s
102 births
- 1950s 604
1950s
604 births
- 1960s 1,001
1960s
1,001 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,637 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,605 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,757 births
- 2000s 1,555
2000s
1,555 births
- 2010s 652
2010s
652 births
- 2020s 153
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 4,605 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jayme 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 Jayme's total volume
Jayme by state
Where Jayme concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,525 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,050 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 728 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 603 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 599 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 540 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 413 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 387 | 2.8% |
1,525 of 14,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Jayme appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jayme's data
- Jayme's decade-level peak was the 1980s (4,605 total births); usage has since declined to 153 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jaymes (1,525 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 Jayme: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~87 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, 1938–2025 (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 Jayme 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.