Jamy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JAY-mee
- Origin
- Hebrew
Jamy is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter; holder of the heel”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jamy mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Jami, itself a spelling of Jamie, a pet form of James
“supplanter; holder of the heel”
Meaning borrowed from Jami.
Is Jamy a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamy is a girls' name.
How popular is Jamy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1976, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1956.
Half of all the girls named Jamy in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1970, 40% of the babies named Jamy in the US were girls. By 1985 it was 80%, with more girls than boys since 1976.
Jamy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 24 | #3,516 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 30 | #2,940 |
| 1979 | 33 | #2,671 |
| 1978 | 27 | #2,942 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 46 | #1,936 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 14 | #4,154 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 13 | #3,957 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 10 | #4,271 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
Names like Jamy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amy, Jenny, Abby, Molly, Jordan, Sarah, Jamie, Rachel, Jessica, Bethany, Summer, Danielle
Names related to Jamy
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Jamy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamy, updated 20 October 2026.