Jamin

Where Jamin comes from

From Hebrew יָמִין (yamin, “right hand or right side”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Jamin
Along the way
  1. 1964
    First appearance
    #3,601 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1977
    Jamin Winans born
    American filmmaker and composer
  3. 1979
    Peak, #745
    135 babies named Jamin — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1985
    Jamin Olivencia born
    American professional wrestler
  5. 1986
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,153.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Jamin Olivencia · American professional wrestler, born 1985
  • Jamin Winans · American filmmaker and composer, born 1977
  • Jamin Elliott · American football player, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.