The baby name Jamee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒeɪmi/.
Jamee is English in Origin.
The baby name Jamee is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒeɪmi/.
Jamee is English in Origin.
Jamee is a modern American respelling of Jamie, the pet form of James. James descends from Late Latin Iacomus (variant of Iacobus), via Greek Iakobos, ultimately from Hebrew Ya’aqov (Jacob), traditionally interpreted as “supplanter.” Used as a unisex nickname in Scotland and England for centuries, Jamie migrated into independent-given-name status in the 20th century. The Jamee spelling emerged in the United States during the late 1960s–1990s era of inventive orthography, tending to skew feminine while retaining unisex potential.
Pronounced JAY-mee, Jamee shares its base with numerous variants: Jamie, Jami, Jamey, Jayme, Jaymee, Jaimie, and the Iberian Jaime (English JAY-mee, Spanish HY-meh). Related formal names include James and Jacob; diminutives include Jim and Jem. Though sometimes confused with Arabic Jamil/Jameel (“beautiful”) or Jami, these are unrelated. Overall meaning aligns with James/Jacob: “supplanter,” sometimes extended as “one who follows.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| Canada | Girls | 2006 | #291 | 5 | 2,679 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #818 | 9 | 15,093 |
| United States | Boys | 2004 | #826 | 7 | 7,246 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #996 | 6 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,586 | 29 | 28,008 |
Jamee is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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