girls:
3k births since 1944
#3149 (45th percentile)
boys:
6.7k births since 1944
#1432 (69th percentile)
overall:
9.8k births since 1944
#2712 (65th percentile)
The name Jamey is the #2,712 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 9,750 recorded births since 1944. This represents the 65.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 65.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,432 (68.8% percentile) for all time with 6,710 births since 1944. For girls, it ranks #3,149 (44.9% percentile) for all time with 3,040 births since 1944.
Jamey first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1944 .
The name Jamey has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (68.8% of all recorded births). In 2023, 68.2% of babies named Jamey were boys.
For boys, Jamey reached its peak popularity in 1976, achieving the 47.8% percentile (ranked #343) with 263 births per million. The name was most common in 1976, with 263 births per million (ranked 47.8% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Jamey ranks #901 for boys (1.1% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 3.1% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Jamey reached its peak popularity in 1976, achieving the 18.6% percentile (ranked #619) with 93 births per million. The name was most common in 1976, with 93 births per million (ranked 18.6% percentile). Despite a low point in 2004, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for girls. Currently, Jamey ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 4.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Jamey".
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