Given name
Jamey
“she who supplants”·“he who supplants”
Jamey is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.” Jamey is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamey is a variant of Jamie. In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.” Jamey is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1944. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,808
- 6,755 boys · 3,053 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 576 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #4,313 for boys · #12,448 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 71% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,313 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 430 in 1976. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,254 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.
Jamey’s family of names
Jamey has a related form in Jamie. Jamey has a related form in Jaime.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jamey
- Jamey JastaAmerican vocalistborn 1977
- Suicide of Jamey RodemeyerAmerican blogger (1997–2011)
- Jamey JohnsonAmerican country musician (born 1975)
- Jamey AebersoldAmerican musicianborn 1939
- Jamey Carrollformer baseball infielder from the United Statesborn 1974
- Jamey WrightMajor League Baseball pitcherborn 1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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