Is Jami a boy or girl name?
Jami is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 10 girls and 5 boys were named Jami, so 66.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 95.8% of the 22,405 US babies named Jami were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,038
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,815
- Babies named Jami since 1946
- 22,405
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 1,070 babies
Boys and girls named Jami, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1950s | 48 | 844 | 94.6% |
| 1960s | 111 | 3,322 | 96.8% |
| 1970s | 370 | 6,958 | 95% |
| 1980s | 179 | 6,508 | 97.3% |
| 1990s | 110 | 2,710 | 96.1% |
| 2000s | 58 | 844 | 93.6% |
| 2010s | 44 | 191 | 81.3% |
| 2020s | 17 | 47 | 73.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,038 | 10 | #9,815 |
| 2023 | 7 | #10,151 | 9 | #10,656 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,991 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,616 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,874 | 9 | #10,614 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,501 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,981 | 15 | #7,530 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,810 | 15 | #7,612 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,219 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,363 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,874 | 18 | #6,831 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,571 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,706 |
| 2011 | 14 | #6,072 | 25 | #5,439 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,819 | 32 | #4,526 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,053 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,348 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,190 | 62 | #2,902 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,227 | 68 | #2,651 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,541 | 83 | #2,209 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,207 | 96 | #1,951 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,937 | 75 | #2,269 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,915 | 99 | #1,812 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,789 | 127 | #1,480 |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,763 | 146 | #1,307 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,219 | 138 | #1,312 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,133 | 155 | #1,199 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,875 | 207 | #954 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,730 | 207 | #937 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,142 | 210 | #902 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,926 | 229 | #858 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,525 | 304 | #704 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,426 | 356 | #633 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,330 | 446 | #521 |
| 1990 | 14 | #4,068 | 458 | #522 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,629 | 457 | #512 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,018 | 486 | #464 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,410 | 524 | #426 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,191 | 524 | #419 |
| 1985 | 22 | #2,384 | 690 | #341 |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,649 | 623 | #368 |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,719 | 737 | #316 |
| 1982 | 21 | #2,372 | 757 | #319 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,234 | 803 | #300 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,083 | 907 | #275 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,609 | 921 | #265 |
| 1978 | 25 | #1,990 | 917 | #257 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,806 | 1,041 | #239 |
| 1976 | 41 | #1,398 | 980 | #241 |
| 1975 | 39 | #1,415 | 603 | #356 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,256 | 446 | #434 |
| 1973 | 43 | #1,260 | 486 | #409 |
| 1972 | 45 | #1,239 | 482 | #409 |
| 1971 | 31 | #1,576 | 533 | #402 |
| 1970 | 36 | #1,405 | 549 | #413 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,176 | 537 | #410 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,921 | 417 | #471 |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,941 | 351 | #507 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,210 | 320 | #528 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,536 | 327 | #528 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,300 | 283 | #588 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,756 | 270 | #611 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,449 | 305 | #563 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,623 | 249 | #647 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,603 | 263 | #620 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,246 | 194 | #720 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,431 | 170 | #767 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,128 | 138 | #866 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,349 | 111 | #958 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,328 | 73 | #1,170 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,292 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,513 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,158 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,987 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,792 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,035 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,449 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,817 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,944 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jami reached #1,239 in 1972. As a girl name, it reached #239 in 1977. 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 Jami
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.