Jayme
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #6,143 for boys in 2025, 14 births
Given to girls 78.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1985 · 597 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,071since 1938
Jayme over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #6,143 | 14 |
| 2024 | #5,443 | 23 | #5,067 | 19 |
| 2023 | #5,752 | 21 | #4,456 | 23 |
| 2022 | #4,793 | 28 | #3,879 | 28 |
| 2021 | #4,167 | 34 | #5,562 | 16 |
| 2020 | #4,169 | 33 | #4,141 | 24 |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | #5,340 | 17 |
| 2018 | #3,346 | 47 | #5,106 | 18 |
| 2017 | #3,091 | 52 | #4,746 | 20 |
| 2016 | #2,412 | 77 | #3,990 | 26 |
| 2015 | #2,964 | 58 | #4,711 | 20 |
| 2014 | #2,648 | 66 | #4,538 | 21 |
| 2013 | #2,533 | 70 | #3,964 | 25 |
| 2012 | #2,373 | 78 | #3,625 | 29 |
| 2011 | #2,326 | 80 | #3,885 | 26 |
| 2010 | #2,059 | 96 | #2,914 | 40 |
| 2009 | #1,727 | 127 | #3,162 | 36 |
| 2008 | #1,642 | 137 | #2,632 | 47 |
| 2007 | #1,453 | 161 | #2,564 | 48 |
| 2006 | #1,505 | 146 | #2,784 | 41 |
| 2005 | #1,547 | 132 | #3,091 | 33 |
| 2004 | #1,290 | 166 | #2,887 | 35 |
| 2003 | #1,235 | 170 | #2,153 | 51 |
| 2002 | #1,338 | 145 | #2,046 | 53 |
| 2001 | #1,102 | 192 | #2,386 | 41 |
| 2000 | #1,139 | 179 | #2,425 | 39 |
| 1999 | #1,058 | 191 | #1,879 | 52 |
| 1998 | #975 | 207 | #1,987 | 48 |
| 1997 | #914 | 219 | #2,024 | 44 |
| 1996 | #786 | 264 | #1,705 | 55 |
| 1995 | #782 | 254 | #1,706 | 52 |
| 1994 | #711 | 293 | #1,312 | 79 |
| 1993 | #749 | 277 | #1,577 | 57 |
| 1992 | #687 | 315 | #1,301 | 75 |
| 1991 | #630 | 356 | #1,063 | 104 |
| 1990 | #595 | 381 | #1,072 | 98 |
| 1989 | #606 | 352 | #1,002 | 104 |
| 1988 | #562 | 379 | #994 | 95 |
| 1987 | #487 | 444 | #954 | 97 |
| 1986 | #484 | 444 | #965 | 90 |
| 1985 | #382 | 597 | #910 | 99 |
| 1984 | #468 | 446 | #1,084 | 68 |
| 1983 | #443 | 464 | #1,049 | 71 |
| 1982 | #432 | 506 | #920 | 94 |
| 1981 | #447 | 480 | #900 | 98 |
| 1980 | #436 | 493 | #905 | 98 |
| 1979 | #516 | 381 | #937 | 88 |
| 1978 | #448 | 443 | #847 | 102 |
| 1977 | #454 | 436 | #773 | 121 |
| 1976 | #419 | 480 | #744 | 125 |
| 1975 | #702 | 211 | #800 | 108 |
| 1974 | #839 | 157 | #793 | 102 |
| 1973 | #980 | 121 | #874 | 83 |
| 1972 | #996 | 119 | #900 | 79 |
| 1971 | #917 | 142 | #998 | 66 |
| 1970 | #894 | 147 | #940 | 72 |
| 1969 | #970 | 122 | #1,097 | 50 |
| 1968 | #1,056 | 99 | #1,339 | 33 |
| 1967 | #1,086 | 92 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #1,135 | 87 | #1,450 | 28 |
| 1965 | #1,129 | 88 | #1,206 | 40 |
| 1964 | #1,073 | 103 | #1,311 | 36 |
| 1963 | #940 | 126 | #1,354 | 33 |
| 1962 | #1,001 | 115 | #1,069 | 51 |
| 1961 | #1,253 | 78 | #1,322 | 36 |
| 1960 | #1,138 | 91 | #1,295 | 37 |
| 1959 | #1,135 | 88 | #1,360 | 33 |
| 1958 | #1,129 | 88 | #1,186 | 42 |
| 1957 | #1,055 | 97 | #1,511 | 27 |
| 1956 | #1,204 | 75 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | #1,646 | 22 |
| 1954 | #1,241 | 64 | #1,762 | 19 |
| 1953 | #1,586 | 38 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #1,555 | 37 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,416 | 17 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #2,354 | 18 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,676 | 7 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #3,687 | 7 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | — | |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | — | |
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| 1938 | #4,342 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Jayme! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1938–1942, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jayme is popular in 1988
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Oklahoma#214 · 1 in 1,243
- Nevada#224 · 1 in 1,132
- Indiana#266 · 1 in 1,696
- Arkansas#331 · 1 in 2,060
- Wisconsin#331 · 1 in 2,388
Best ever in a state: #78 in North Dakota, 1985.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #214 | 14 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Nevada | #224 | 5 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Indiana | #266 | 20 | 1 in 1,696 |
| Arkansas | #331 | 6 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Wisconsin | #331 | 12 | 1 in 2,388 |
| Kansas | #367 | 6 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Missouri | #378 | 11 | 1 in 2,879 |
| Kentucky | #382 | 7 | 1 in 2,923 |
| Michigan | #391 | 19 | 1 in 3,023 |
| Minnesota | #393 | 9 | 1 in 3,067 |
| Washington | #393 | 11 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Maryland | #400 | 9 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Pennsylvania | #403 | 22 | 1 in 3,178 |
| Connecticut | #415 | 6 | 1 in 3,125 |
| Florida | #471 | 21 | 1 in 3,472 |
| Louisiana | #541 | 7 | 1 in 3,759 |
| Alabama | #566 | 5 | 1 in 4,323 |
| Illinois | #567 | 17 | 1 in 4,336 |
| California | #640 | 48 | 1 in 4,759 |
| Massachusetts | #646 | 6 | 1 in 6,204 |
| Texas | #661 | 25 | 1 in 5,132 |
| Ohio | #679 | 10 | 1 in 6,863 |
| North Carolina | #685 | 6 | 1 in 6,390 |
| New York | #695 | 20 | 1 in 5,703 |
| New Jersey | #786 | 6 | 1 in 7,548 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jayme
- 2,048 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #7,491)
- 3,322 spots since 2020 (#4,169 → #7,491)
- 4,527 spots since 2015 (#2,964 → #7,491)
- Biggest jump: 283 spots in 1976 (#702 → #419)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1964 (#940 → #1,073)
- Debuted 1938
- Peaked 1985 at #382 (597 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 31 yrs · run 1969–1998
- Highest: 1 in 2,882 girls born in 1985 were named Jayme (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 32.7% of all girls named Jayme (4,605) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 2023, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,342 (1938) | #4,342 |
| 1940s | 102 | #1,919 (1946) | #3,055 |
| 1950s | 604 | #1,055 (1957) | #1,485 |
| 1960s | 1,001 | #940 (1963) | #1,078 |
| 1970s | 2,637 | #419 (1976) | #717 |
| 1980s | 4,605 | #382 (1985) | #475 |
| 1990s | 2,757 | #595 (1990) | #789 |
| 2000s | 1,555 | #1,102 (2001) | #1,398 |
| 2010s | 652 | #2,059 (2010) | #2,853 |
| 2020s | 153 | #4,167 (2021) | #5,303 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jayme in 1988
Top girls' names in 1988
Top boys' names in 1988
More about 1988
girls
1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 4,699 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 96.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 20,150 of them was named Jayme, which outranked 88.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #987Rufus96
- #987Torey96
- #987Zechariah96
- #994Jayme95
- #994Deshaun95
- #994Emerson95
- #994Ernie95
- #1,003Alden94
- #1,003Christina94
- #1,003Dimitri94
Tied with 8 names at #994; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.