Is Jayme a boy or girl name?
Jayme is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 19 boys were named Jayme, so 54.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 78.4% of the 17,939 US babies named Jayme were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,121
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,495
- Babies named Jayme since 1938
- 17,939
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 696 babies
Boys and girls named Jayme, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1940s | 17 | 102 | 85.7% |
| 1950s | 189 | 604 | 76.2% |
| 1960s | 377 | 1,001 | 72.6% |
| 1970s | 946 | 2,637 | 73.6% |
| 1980s | 914 | 4,604 | 83.4% |
| 1990s | 664 | 2,757 | 80.6% |
| 2000s | 424 | 1,555 | 78.6% |
| 2010s | 242 | 652 | 72.9% |
| 2020s | 110 | 139 | 55.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | #5,121 | 23 | #5,495 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,526 | 21 | #5,831 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,933 | 28 | #4,844 |
| 2021 | 16 | #5,650 | 34 | #4,196 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,204 | 33 | #4,211 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,432 | 28 | #4,824 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,186 | 47 | #3,365 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,828 | 52 | #3,111 |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,042 | 77 | #2,418 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,794 | 58 | #2,980 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,608 | 66 | #2,662 |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,005 | 70 | #2,545 |
| 2012 | 29 | #3,658 | 78 | #2,384 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,939 | 80 | #2,334 |
| 2010 | 40 | #2,933 | 96 | #2,065 |
| 2009 | 36 | #3,190 | 127 | #1,728 |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,650 | 137 | #1,647 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,582 | 161 | #1,456 |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,806 | 146 | #1,510 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,121 | 132 | #1,549 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,917 | 166 | #1,292 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2,164 | 170 | #1,236 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,058 | 145 | #1,340 |
| 2001 | 41 | #2,401 | 192 | #1,104 |
| 2000 | 39 | #2,453 | 179 | #1,141 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,890 | 191 | #1,058 |
| 1998 | 48 | #2,002 | 207 | #977 |
| 1997 | 44 | #2,038 | 219 | #914 |
| 1996 | 55 | #1,717 | 264 | #787 |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,719 | 254 | #783 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,315 | 293 | #712 |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,584 | 277 | #751 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,304 | 315 | #687 |
| 1991 | 104 | #1,066 | 356 | #631 |
| 1990 | 98 | #1,078 | 381 | #595 |
| 1989 | 104 | #1,005 | 352 | #606 |
| 1988 | 95 | #997 | 379 | #562 |
| 1987 | 97 | #956 | 444 | #487 |
| 1986 | 90 | #968 | 443 | #484 |
| 1985 | 99 | #913 | 597 | #383 |
| 1984 | 68 | #1,090 | 446 | #468 |
| 1983 | 71 | #1,056 | 464 | #443 |
| 1982 | 94 | #926 | 506 | #432 |
| 1981 | 98 | #904 | 480 | #448 |
| 1980 | 98 | #908 | 493 | #437 |
| 1979 | 88 | #940 | 381 | #516 |
| 1978 | 102 | #850 | 443 | #449 |
| 1977 | 121 | #775 | 436 | #454 |
| 1976 | 125 | #745 | 480 | #421 |
| 1975 | 108 | #801 | 211 | #703 |
| 1974 | 102 | #794 | 157 | #840 |
| 1973 | 83 | #876 | 121 | #986 |
| 1972 | 79 | #903 | 119 | #998 |
| 1971 | 66 | #1,002 | 142 | #918 |
| 1970 | 72 | #944 | 147 | #897 |
| 1969 | 50 | #1,104 | 122 | #972 |
| 1968 | 33 | #1,349 | 99 | #1,061 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,324 | 92 | #1,089 |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,466 | 87 | #1,137 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,213 | 88 | #1,131 |
| 1964 | 36 | #1,320 | 103 | #1,074 |
| 1963 | 33 | #1,364 | 126 | #940 |
| 1962 | 51 | #1,076 | 115 | #1,003 |
| 1961 | 36 | #1,335 | 78 | #1,255 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,306 | 91 | #1,140 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,371 | 88 | #1,137 |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,197 | 88 | #1,131 |
| 1957 | 27 | #1,530 | 97 | #1,058 |
| 1956 | 20 | #1,781 | 75 | #1,205 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,660 | 72 | #1,176 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,791 | 64 | #1,244 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,613 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,601 | 33 | #1,723 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,563 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,494 | 12 | #3,142 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,504 | 16 | #2,562 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,479 | 17 | #2,446 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,388 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,936 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,531 | 7 | #3,807 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,865 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,352 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,939 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,615 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jayme reached #745 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #383 in 1985. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jayme
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.