Jamai
The Story of Jamai
As a girl name
Jamai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 9 Jamais were born — ranking #10,690 that year. As of 2026, Jamai ranks #16,416 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 27 Jamais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jamai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 20 Jamais were born — ranking #4,264 that year. As of 2026, Jamai ranks #12,301 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 234 Jamais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jamai
Jamai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 234 births in the dataset. Jamai's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,264. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamai'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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