Jamese
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-MEES
- Origin
- Modern
Jamese is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jamese come from?
Modern: modern invented name with the Ja- prefix
Is Jamese a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamese is a girls' name.
How popular is Jamese in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 31 girls. It first appears in the records in 1968.
Half of all the girls named Jamese in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamese in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 20 | #5,213 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 25 | #4,236 |
| 1996 | 26 | #4,054 |
| 1995 | 30 | #3,580 |
| 1994 | 29 | #3,699 |
| 1993 | 24 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 28 | #3,767 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 25 | #3,998 |
| 1989 | 27 | #3,667 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 20 | #4,026 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 13 | #5,147 |
| 1982 | 17 | #4,346 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
Names like Jamese
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Jade Jordan Nicole Kylie Danielle Jaylene Kayla Giselle Noelle Elise Jenna
Names related to Jamese
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jamese: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamese, updated 20 October 2026.