Given name & surname
Jamei
“he who supplants”·“she who supplants”
Jamei is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” Jamei is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamei is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” Jamei is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamei through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 0 boys · 41 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 107 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.
Jamei’s family of names
Jamei has a related form in Jamie. Jamei has a related form in Jaime.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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