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Jami

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
2
Peak era
1970s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

a modern respelling of Jamie, a Scottish pet form of James, from Hebrew Yaakov, traditionally glossed as supplanter

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1970s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jami peaked in the 1970s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

170 people · the #28,517 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 40

1950s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Jami living in Brazil at the 2022 census, roughly as many were born in the 1970s as in the 1980s, more than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Jami

People given the name Jami in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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