Given name
Jahmai
“may Yah protect”·“Yah will protect”
Jahmai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיחמי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jahmai means “may Yah protect” or “Yah will protect.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Jahmai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hamam (חמה), “to protect or surround.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jahmai appears in 1 Chronicles 7:2.
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Jahmai through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 316
- 316 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,241 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −15%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,241 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 24 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 284 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jahmai’s family of names
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jahmai, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jeremai
“high” · “he will be exalted of the Lord”
>99% boys
Jahzeel
“God divides” · “he will allot of the Lord”
>99% boys
Jorai
“rainy” · “whom Yah teaches”
>99% boys
Johanan
“Yah is gracious”
>99% boys
Amzi
“strong” · “my strength”
>99% boys
Amoz
“strong”
>99% boys
Jarib
“he contends”
>99% boys
Azzan
“strong one” · “their strength”
>99% boys