Is Jamey a boy or girl name?
Jamey is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 20 boys were named Jamey, so 23.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 31.2% of the 9,777 US babies named Jamey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,942
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,153
- Babies named Jamey since 1944
- 9,777
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 576 babies
Boys and girls named Jamey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 | 50 | 73.5% |
| 1950s | 257 | 204 | 44.3% |
| 1960s | 907 | 352 | 28% |
| 1970s | 3,422 | 876 | 20.4% |
| 1980s | 1,095 | 688 | 38.6% |
| 1990s | 498 | 413 | 45.3% |
| 2000s | 236 | 295 | 55.6% |
| 2010s | 203 | 135 | 39.9% |
| 2020s | 95 | 33 | 25.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #4,942 | 6 | #14,153 |
| 2023 | 15 | #6,049 | 7 | #12,684 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,771 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,643 | 13 | #8,219 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,328 | 7 | #12,692 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,165 | 8 | #11,809 |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,045 | 8 | #11,865 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,657 | 11 | #9,581 |
| 2016 | 19 | #5,020 | 18 | #6,755 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,346 | 12 | #9,176 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,445 | 10 | #10,477 |
| 2013 | 18 | #5,054 | 11 | #9,860 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,823 | 10 | #10,766 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,793 | 24 | #5,626 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,753 | 23 | #5,865 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,494 | 24 | #5,775 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,450 | 22 | #6,227 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,884 | 32 | #4,608 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,288 | 28 | #5,013 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,658 | 31 | #4,413 |
| 2004 | 18 | #4,673 | 36 | #3,936 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,894 | 32 | #4,142 |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,719 | 30 | #4,218 |
| 2001 | 20 | #4,031 | 26 | #4,609 |
| 2000 | 20 | #3,985 | 34 | #3,766 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,971 | 26 | #4,370 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,887 | 41 | #3,080 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,005 | 34 | #3,394 |
| 1996 | 49 | #1,852 | 38 | #3,109 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,039 | 39 | #2,992 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,590 | 41 | #2,900 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,807 | 41 | #2,904 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,365 | 63 | #2,136 |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,424 | 45 | #2,678 |
| 1990 | 69 | #1,341 | 45 | #2,614 |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,234 | 44 | #2,585 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,209 | 52 | #2,197 |
| 1987 | 74 | #1,117 | 51 | #2,139 |
| 1986 | 76 | #1,069 | 60 | #1,873 |
| 1985 | 120 | #814 | 67 | #1,717 |
| 1984 | 113 | #824 | 58 | #1,845 |
| 1983 | 95 | #907 | 72 | #1,555 |
| 1982 | 115 | #830 | 88 | #1,388 |
| 1981 | 171 | #655 | 110 | #1,194 |
| 1980 | 184 | #640 | 86 | #1,424 |
| 1979 | 239 | #556 | 111 | #1,189 |
| 1978 | 240 | #535 | 102 | #1,224 |
| 1977 | 332 | #436 | 134 | #1,005 |
| 1976 | 430 | #369 | 146 | #904 |
| 1975 | 402 | #389 | 65 | #1,547 |
| 1974 | 394 | #391 | 66 | #1,491 |
| 1973 | 388 | #395 | 59 | #1,576 |
| 1972 | 387 | #398 | 62 | #1,518 |
| 1971 | 316 | #458 | 69 | #1,480 |
| 1970 | 294 | #470 | 62 | #1,564 |
| 1969 | 170 | #602 | 55 | #1,615 |
| 1968 | 114 | #708 | 44 | #1,789 |
| 1967 | 110 | #705 | 41 | #1,830 |
| 1966 | 64 | #906 | 36 | #1,933 |
| 1965 | 90 | #781 | 25 | #2,429 |
| 1964 | 80 | #850 | 25 | #2,499 |
| 1963 | 64 | #941 | 37 | #1,933 |
| 1962 | 86 | #819 | 35 | #1,959 |
| 1961 | 66 | #942 | 25 | #2,430 |
| 1960 | 63 | #957 | 29 | #2,165 |
| 1959 | 71 | #911 | 24 | #2,365 |
| 1958 | 59 | #997 | 30 | #2,038 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,175 | 26 | #2,189 |
| 1956 | 21 | #1,742 | 14 | #3,237 |
| 1955 | 18 | #1,876 | 18 | #2,665 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,368 | 27 | #2,048 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,803 | 13 | #3,176 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,433 | 12 | #3,279 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,538 | 22 | #2,148 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,489 | 18 | #2,383 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,269 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,914 | 6 | #4,900 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,981 | 7 | #4,523 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,818 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,657 | 5 | #4,862 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jamey reached #369 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #904 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jamey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.