Jamey
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAY-mee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Jamey is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter; holder of the heel”. In 2025 it ranked 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Jamey mean?
Hebrew: pet form of James
“supplanter; holder of the heel”
James comes from Iacomus, a Late Latin form of Jacob.
Is Jamey a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Jamey in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jamey in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Jamey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 2 | #6,146 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Jamey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,248th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24 about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Jamey, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 1976, with 430 boys. It first appears in the records in 1944. 7 girls were also named Jamey in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Jamey than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Jamey in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 966 boys in the US were given Jamey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #349, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
In 1954, 69% of the babies named Jamey in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 23%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Jamey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,557 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,707 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,597 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,681 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,916 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,935 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,848 |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,988 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,838 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,021 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,354 |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,416 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,331 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,223 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,201 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,113 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,066 |
| 1985 | 120 | #810 |
| 1984 | 113 | #823 |
| 1983 | 95 | #906 |
| 1982 | 115 | #827 |
| 1981 | 171 | #654 |
| 1980 | 184 | #640 |
| 1979 | 239 | #556 |
| 1978 | 240 | #533 |
| 1977 | 332 | #435 |
| 1976 | 430 | #369 |
| 1975 | 402 | #389 |
| 1974 | 394 | #391 |
| 1973 | 388 | #394 |
| 1972 | 387 | #398 |
| 1971 | 316 | #457 |
| 1970 | 294 | #470 |
| 1969 | 170 | #601 |
| 1968 | 114 | #707 |
| 1967 | 110 | #705 |
| 1966 | 64 | #901 |
| 1965 | 90 | #777 |
| 1964 | 80 | #849 |
| 1963 | 64 | #935 |
| 1962 | 86 | #816 |
| 1961 | 66 | #939 |
| 1960 | 63 | #950 |
| 1959 | 71 | #905 |
| 1958 | 59 | #993 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,721 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,844 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,315 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,362 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
Names like Jamey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jamie, Joey, Adam, Toby, Joshua, Matthew, Michael, Jason, Daniel, Joel, Nathan, Jacob
Other spellings of Jamey
Names related to Jamey
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Ethan, Samuel, Elias, Mateo, Elsie
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, “Jamey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamey, updated 20 October 2026.