Jaime
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- JAY-mee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,202 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #657 for boys
Unisex
Jaime is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “heel-holder, supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 657th for boys in the US (420 babies).
What does Jaime mean?
Hebrew: Spanish and Portuguese form of James; also a spelling of Jamie
“heel-holder, supplanter”
In Spanish and Portuguese, Jaime is the boys' form of James, said HY-meh.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jaime a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Jaime has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 11 boys in the UK and 35 girls and 420 boys in the US.
How popular is Jaime in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Jaime, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 32 boys. 7 girls were also named Jaime in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jaime in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 291 boys in the UK were given Jaime or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #201, up from #2,202 for this spelling alone.
- Jamie 280
- Jaime 11
Girls were 75% of the babies named Jaime in the UK in 1996, and 39% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Jaime in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 16 | #1,638 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 28 | #939 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 32 | #641 |
| 2000 | 21 | #862 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 18 | #906 |
| 1997 | 24 | #741 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Jaime in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #657among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 420about 1 in 4,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 420 boys in the US were named Jaime, making it the 657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 561st. Its busiest year was 1980, with 1,462 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916. 35 girls were also named Jaime in 2025 (4,066th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Jaime than any year since 1956.
Half of all the boys named Jaime in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 966 boys in the US were given Jaime or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #349, up from #657 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 8% of the babies named Jaime in the US were girls.
Jaime in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 420 | #657 |
| 2024 | 468 | #608 |
| 2023 | 492 | #583 |
| 2022 | 480 | #593 |
| 2021 | 453 | #615 |
| 2020 | 499 | #561 |
| 2019 | 521 | #542 |
| 2018 | 550 | #515 |
| 2017 | 608 | #480 |
| 2016 | 657 | #465 |
| 2015 | 609 | #485 |
| 2014 | 618 | #471 |
| 2013 | 688 | #425 |
| 2012 | 733 | #398 |
| 2011 | 765 | #381 |
| 2010 | 814 | #363 |
| 2009 | 963 | #331 |
| 2008 | 1,043 | #320 |
| 2007 | 1,227 | #280 |
| 2006 | 1,241 | #279 |
| 2005 | 1,256 | #263 |
| 2004 | 1,194 | #273 |
| 2003 | 1,262 | #262 |
| 2002 | 1,263 | #258 |
| 2001 | 1,338 | #250 |
| 2000 | 1,262 | #262 |
| 1999 | 1,322 | #241 |
| 1998 | 1,294 | #240 |
| 1997 | 1,212 | #246 |
| 1996 | 1,312 | #230 |
| 1995 | 1,299 | #227 |
| 1994 | 1,394 | #208 |
| 1993 | 1,427 | #211 |
| 1992 | 1,428 | #215 |
| 1991 | 1,446 | #215 |
| 1990 | 1,436 | #215 |
| 1989 | 1,395 | #206 |
| 1988 | 1,256 | #208 |
| 1987 | 1,185 | #210 |
| 1986 | 1,214 | #202 |
| 1985 | 1,184 | #205 |
| 1984 | 1,175 | #200 |
| 1983 | 1,222 | #196 |
| 1982 | 1,350 | #187 |
| 1981 | 1,410 | #177 |
| 1980 | 1,462 | #167 |
| 1979 | 1,357 | #178 |
| 1978 | 1,279 | #184 |
| 1977 | 1,363 | #174 |
| 1976 | 1,402 | #168 |
| 1975 | 1,274 | #179 |
| 1974 | 1,093 | #202 |
| 1973 | 1,064 | #204 |
| 1972 | 1,010 | #219 |
| 1971 | 1,032 | #228 |
| 1970 | 937 | #249 |
| 1969 | 799 | #260 |
| 1968 | 786 | #254 |
| 1967 | 715 | #273 |
| 1966 | 725 | #273 |
| 1965 | 679 | #288 |
| 1964 | 693 | #302 |
| 1963 | 643 | #311 |
| 1962 | 665 | #300 |
| 1961 | 668 | #299 |
| 1960 | 639 | #310 |
| 1959 | 628 | #309 |
| 1958 | 581 | #319 |
| 1957 | 442 | #363 |
| 1956 | 397 | #372 |
| 1955 | 376 | #371 |
| 1954 | 295 | #416 |
| 1953 | 257 | #445 |
| 1952 | 205 | #491 |
| 1951 | 169 | #524 |
| 1950 | 155 | #544 |
| 1949 | 143 | #565 |
| 1948 | 120 | #616 |
| 1947 | 122 | #615 |
| 1946 | 80 | #729 |
| 1945 | 77 | #692 |
| 1944 | 51 | #888 |
| 1943 | 51 | #933 |
| 1942 | 50 | #933 |
| 1941 | 37 | #1,066 |
| 1940 | 37 | #1,067 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1938 | 34 | #1,109 |
| 1937 | 30 | #1,212 |
| 1936 | 27 | #1,271 |
| 1935 | 29 | #1,247 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 1933 | 40 | #1,013 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,286 |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,078 |
| 1930 | 43 | #1,053 |
| 1929 | 37 | #1,138 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,413 |
| 1927 | 21 | #1,692 |
| 1926 | 26 | #1,432 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,312 |
| 1924 | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,173 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,213 |
| 1920 | 14 | #2,230 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,698 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,543 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
Names like Jaime
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam Jude Joshua Matthew Joel Toby Michael Joey Daniel Jake Nathan Jordan
Other spellings of Jaime
Names related to Jaime
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jaime: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jaime, updated 20 October 2026.