Jame
Jame is a village in Croatia, under the Slunj township, in Karlovac County.
Meaning & Origin of Jame
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jame is a village in Croatia, under the Slunj township, in Karlovac County.
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The Story of Jame
As a girl name
Jame first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1957, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 21 James were born — ranking #3,720 that year. As of 2026, Jame ranks #17,168 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 403 James have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jame first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1903, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 87 James were born — ranking #803 that year. As of 2026, Jame ranks #10,889 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K James have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jame
Jame is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jame's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #803. Use the chart and map above to compare Jame'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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