Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Jammy isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jammy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 462
- 332 boys · 130 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 34 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 boys is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 522 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.
Jammy’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Jammy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jamey
“she who supplants” · “he who supplants”
71% boys · 29% girls
Jamie
“she who supplants” · “he who supplants”
47% boys · 53% girls
Jody
“woman from Judea” · “God will add”
70% boys · 30% girls
Aquila
“resembling an eagle; a constellation”
50% boys · 50% girls
Jihan
“champion”
52% boys · 48% girls
Tobi
“God is good” · “The Lord is good”
60% boys · 40% girls
Jaime
“he who supplants” · “she who supplants”
91% boys · 9% girls
Tory
“victorious woman; winner; conqueror” · “one who pays homage to Ireland”
58% boys · 42% girls