Jamey
Jamey is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jamey Aebersold, American jazz saxophonist and music educator Jamey Bowen, former lacrosse player Jamey Carroll, American professional baseball infielder Jamey Chadwell, the head football coach at Delta State University Jamey Driscoll, professional American Cyclocross and road racing cyclist Jamey Gambrell (1954–2020), American…
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jamey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamey is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Jamey Aebersold, American jazz saxophonist and music educator Jamey Bowen, former lacrosse player Jamey Carroll, American professional baseball infielder Jamey Chadwell, the head football coach at Delta State University Jamey Driscoll, professional American Cyclocross and road racing cyclist Jamey Gambrell (1954–2020), American…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jamey
As a girl name
American parents first put Jamey on the record books as a girl name in 1944, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 146 Jameys were born — ranking #902 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Jameys. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Jameys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Jamey on the record books as a boy name in 1944, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1976, when 430 Jameys were born — ranking #369 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 51% of all recorded Jameys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,263 among boy names with 18 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 7K Jameys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Jamey
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About the name Jamey
Jamey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Jamey's peak popularity came in 1976 when it ranked #369. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamey'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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