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Jami

/ˈdʒeɪmi/ · 96% girls · 6 born in 2025

Jami has been given to about 22,410 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1977, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒeɪmi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 21,402
Median age today47 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jami per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1977 · 1,070
  • Born in 20256
  • All time22,410

How popular is Jami?

Its best year was 1977, when 1,070 babies were given the name, ranking 239th. The typical living American called Jami is about 47 years old today.

Names that sound like Jami

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tami0.81
  2. Kami0.81
  3. Ami0.81
  4. Sami0.81
  5. Cami0.81
  6. Tammi0.78
  7. Jai0.75
  8. Jaci0.75

Middle names for Jami

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jami Catherine0.84
  2. Jami Rose0.83
  3. Jami Marie0.83
  4. Jami Grace0.83
  5. Jami Louise0.83
  6. Jami Claire0.82

Sibling names for Jami

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.89
  2. Meredithsister · 0.86
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.86
  4. Damonbrother · 0.84
  5. Erikbrother · 0.82
  6. Shanebrother · 0.81

Where Jami is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jami Reyes0.78
    2. Jami Nguyen0.78
    3. Jami Moore0.78
    4. Jami Lee0.78
    5. Jami Hall0.78
    6. Jami Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jami

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.