Given name & surname · also Gaelic
Jamie
“she who supplants”·“he who supplants”
In English use, Jamie is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” In English use, Jamie is a shortened form of James. James is traditionally associated with “he who supplants” through its connection with Jacob. The explanation belongs to the biblical Jacob story, rather than describing a separate meaning created by the English spelling James.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Jamie carries the interpretation “she who supplants.” In English use, Jamie is a variant of Jaime. In Spanish use, Jaime carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” In English use, Jamie is a shortened form of James. James is traditionally associated with “he who supplants” through its connection with Jacob. The explanation belongs to the biblical Jacob story, rather than describing a separate meaning created by the English spelling James.
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Scottish use, Jamie is used as an affectionate form of James. In English use, Jamie is a shortened form of James. The shared background comes through James: The route to James passes through Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of the Latin form of Jacob. This different Latin development helps explain how James and Jacob could become distinct English names while retaining the same older origin.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jamie is a shortened form of James. The history of James gives this family its wider story. James was borne by two New Testament disciples: James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. James later became a recurring Scottish royal name: James VI of Scotland took the English throne in 1603. After James II lost that throne in 1688, his family’s supporters became known as Jacobites, drawing on the Latin form of James.
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Jamie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 359,590
- 88,654 boys · 270,936 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 17,160 babies
- 2025
- 824
- #577 for boys · #858 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 47% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 508 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 577 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 45.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 4,621 in 1976. It also appeared in 316 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (59). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 312,010 as a first name in 2020; 443 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamie’s family of names
In English usage, Jamie is a diminutive of James. Jamie has a surname derivative in Jamieson. In English usage, Jamie has a related form in Jaime.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jamie has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 31
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jamesfull form · English
- Jamesonvariant
- Jaimevariant · English
- Jamisonvariant
- Jamiavariant
- Jameyvariant
- Jaymevariant
- Jaymievariant
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- Jaymeevariant
- Jamivariant
- Jaimeevariant
- Jameavariant
- Jaimievariant
- Jamevariant
- Jamesevariant
- Jamesinavariant
- Jaymivariant
- Jammievariant
- Jamilynvariant
- Jamieleevariant
- Jameivariant
- Jameevariant
- Jamavariant
- Jaimyvariant
- Jaimivariant
- Jaimeyvariant
- Jaimelynnvariant
- Jaimavariant
- Jaymeyvariant · English
- Jaimeavariant
- Jaimicavariant
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jamie
- Jamie FoxxAmerican actor, comedian, and singer (born 1967)
- Jamie Lee CurtisAmerican actress and authorborn 1958
- Jamie VardyEnglish association football player (born 1987)
- Jamie CarragherEnglish associiation football player and sportcasterborn 1978
- Jamie OliverBritish chef and media personalityborn 1975
- Jamie Lynn SpearsAmerican actress and singer (born 1991)
- Jamie DornanNorthern Irish actorborn 1982
- Jamie Campbell BowerBritish actorborn 1988
- Jamie ChungAmerican actressborn 1983
Characters named Jamie: Jamie Lloyd (the Halloween franchise), Jamie McCrimmon (Doctor Who), Jamie Fraser (Outlander series).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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