Boy or Girl

Is Jaymes a boy or girl name?

Jaymes is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 22 boys were named Jaymes, so 35.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.4% of the 2,551 US babies named Jaymes were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#4,615
Girl rank, 2024
#8,642
Babies named Jaymes since 1950
2,551
Most popular year
1986
144 babies
Babies named Jaymes each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Jaymes from 1950 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0501001502001960198020002020

Boys and girls named Jaymes, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1950s1500%
1960s5300%
1970s8700%
1980s62600%
1990s61300%
2000s470295.8%
2010s4396412.7%
2020s1114428.4%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202422#4,61512#8,642
202320#4,9608#11,618
202222#4,6158#11,640
202121#4,6937#12,752
202026#3,9619#10,624
201932#3,52213#8,323
201833#3,40910#10,132
201739#3,03610#10,273
201641#2,90715#7,764
201542#2,8250–
201451#2,4735#17,674
201341#2,8220–
201251#2,4655#18,010
201144#2,7206#15,648
201065#2,0790–
200948#2,6015#18,522
200853#2,4177#14,490
200762#2,1750–
200643#2,7160–
200554#2,2226#15,308
200451#2,2650–
200345#2,3736#14,643
200240#2,4840–
200134#2,7645#16,432
200040#2,3990–
199937#2,4260–
199841#2,2180–
199748#1,9190–
199649#1,8560–
199559#1,5800–
199457#1,6220–
199363#1,4820–
199263#1,4600–
1991112#1,0190–
199084#1,1910–
198981#1,1890–
1988103#9530–
1987124#8400–
1986144#7550–
1985113#8480–
198413#3,3550–
19839#4,3000–
198215#3,0310–
19818#4,7130–
198016#2,8860–
19796#5,6680–
197810#3,7100–
19778#4,3580–
19766#5,2420–
19759#3,7770–
19748#4,0000–
19739#3,5630–
19726#4,6860–
197111#3,0490–
197014#2,5630–
19697#3,7520–
19680–0–
19676#3,7390–
19665#4,2150–
19650–0–
19649#2,9510–
19630–0–
196212#2,4360–
19616#3,8230–
19608#3,2030–
19590–0–
19580–0–
195710#2,7310–
19560–0–
19550–0–
19540–0–
19530–0–
19520–0–
19510–0–
19505#3,9340–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Jaymes reached #755 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #7,764 in 2016. 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 Jaymes

Compare Jaymes with another nameTry Jaymes with your surnameTop names of 1986More names starting with J

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.