Jayme
Meaning
variant of Jaime/Jamie, feminine form of James, traditionally 'supplanter'
Jayme around the world
One shared root links 18 names across 5 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally "holder of the heel, supplanter"; Late Latin split it into Jacobus and Iacomus, giving Europe both Jacob and James
The constellation
11 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Jayme peaked in the 1970s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
3,901 people · the #3,249 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 52,632 · median age 59
Among people named Jayme living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 49 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Jayme
Most people given the name Jayme in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Jayme you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Jayme deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Jayme truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Jayme fits with your family’s names and surname.
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