Jaime
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name most commonly used as a nickname for James. It can also be a nickname for Jacobus. In Occitania Jacobus became Jacome and later Jacme. In east Spain, Jacme became Jaime, in Aragon it became Chaime, and in Catalonia it became Jaume. In western Spain Jacobus became Iago.
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Meaning & Origin of Jaime
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name most commonly used as a nickname for James. It can also be a nickname for Jacobus. In Occitania Jacobus became Jacome and later Jacme. In east Spain, Jacme became Jaime, in Aragon it became Chaime, and in Catalonia it became Jaume. In western Spain Jacobus became Iago.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Jaime
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Jaime as a girl name dates back to 1937, when 5 babies received it. 1976 was its biggest year on record, with 7,838 newborns named Jaime — #29 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Jaimes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,680 among girl names with 29 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 50K Jaimes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jaime on the record books as a boy name in 1916, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 1,462 Jaimes were born — ranking #167 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #615 among boy names with 471 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 72K Jaimes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Jaime
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Jaime. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Jaime
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908–1975), Spanish prince, the second son of Alfonso XIII of Spain and his wife Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
- Jaime Alguersuari (born 1990), Spanish racing driver
- Jaime Angelopoulos (born 1982), Canadian sculptor
- Jaime Areizaga-Soto , attorney
- Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (born 1959), Filipino businessman, son of Jaime, and current chairman and CEO of Ayala Corporation
- Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala (born 1959), Filipino chairman and CEO of the Ayala Corporation
- Jaime Barría (born 1996), Panamanian baseball player
- Jaime Barros Pérez-Cotapos (1911–2004), Chilean physician and politician
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Names that sound like Jaime
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About the name Jaime
Jaime is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 72K births in the dataset. Jaime's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #167. Use the chart and map above to compare Jaime's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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