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How popular is the name Jamie?

Births per year, rank history and how many Jamies are alive today.

Jamie (male) is a shortened form of the name James. Although Jamie itself was given to 195 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 245th as a registered name), most Jamies are registered as James, which ranked 42nd in 2025 with 1,211 babies.

Most people called Jamie are registered as James, and share that name's profile: the James you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Jameses born in England and Wales are between 29 and 60, and there are at least 650,000 of them alive today. Only some Jameses go by Jamie.

How many babies are named Jamie or James each year?

Combined registrations of James, Jamie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

010k20k1920194019601980200020201904: ~19,657 estimated (18,122-21,191)1914: ~18,329 estimated (16,922-19,737)1924: ~15,070 estimated (13,701-16,438)1934: ~9,175 estimated (8,458-9,891)1944: ~6,267 estimated (5,699-6,836)1954: ~5,554 estimated (3,924-7,184)1964: ~7,253 estimated (5,061-9,445)1974: ~9,505 estimated (8,973-10,038)1984: ~12,735 estimated (12,202-13,268)1994: ~12,227 estimated (11,715-12,739)1996: 12,0731997: 12,3931998: 11,6481999: 11,2482000: 9,9972001: 9,5852002: 8,6172003: 8,6172004: 8,4942005: 7,8512006: 7,4792007: 6,9572008: 6,7032009: 6,1172010: 5,8792011: 6,3902012: 5,5652013: 5,1482014: 4,9162015: 4,6202016: 4,2212017: 3,4682018: 2,9882019: 2,7962020: 2,3222021: 2,1142022: 1,7972023: 1,6462024: 1,4722025: 1,406estimatedactual

Where does James rank as a registered name?

12550751001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 61914: ranked 51924: ranked 41934: ranked 61944: ranked 101954: ranked 141964: ranked 191974: ranked 71984: ranked 21994: ranked 21996: ranked 41997: ranked 21998: ranked 31999: ranked 32000: ranked 32001: ranked 42002: ranked 42003: ranked 42004: ranked 42005: ranked 42006: ranked 62007: ranked 92008: ranked 92009: ranked 92010: ranked 102011: ranked 82012: ranked 102013: ranked 92014: ranked 92015: ranked 112016: ranked 122017: ranked 172018: ranked 212019: ranked 222020: ranked 242021: ranked 302022: ranked 342023: ranked 352024: ranked 402025: ranked 42

Where does Jamie rank as a registered name?

1101005001980200020201974: ranked 451984: ranked 301994: ranked 261996: ranked 281997: ranked 311998: ranked 341999: ranked 302000: ranked 292001: ranked 302002: ranked 322003: ranked 322004: ranked 332005: ranked 332006: ranked 312007: ranked 362008: ranked 512009: ranked 482010: ranked 492011: ranked 492012: ranked 642013: ranked 682014: ranked 882015: ranked 912016: ranked 1022017: ranked 1162018: ranked 1282019: ranked 1222020: ranked 1532021: ranked 1592022: ranked 1962023: ranked 2252024: ranked 2222025: ranked 245

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Jamie per year in England and Wales, 1904 to 2025, peaking at about 19,657 in 1904
Jamie: births per year in England and Wales, 1904-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

Is Jamie short for James?

Yes - Jamie is a shortened form of James. Jamies are usually registered as James at birth.

When was the name Jamie most popular?

The full name James peaked in 1904, when around 19,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Jamie itself peaked as a registered name in 1994, with 3,587 babies.

How many people are called Jamie?

There's no official count of people who go by Jamie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 650,000 people registered as James born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Jamie.

How old is the typical Jamie?

Most people called Jamie are registered as James. Most living Jameses are between 29 and 60; the most common age is about 41.

Is Jamie becoming more or less popular?

Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.






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