Jamin
Jamin is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Jamin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamin is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Jamin
The earliest SSA record of Jamin as a baby boy name dates back to 1964, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 135 newborns named Jamin — #745 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Jamin on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jamin ranks #3,244 for baby boys with 37 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Jamin
Jamin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1964 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jamin's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #745. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.