The baby name Jamii is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈmiː/ (juh-MEE).
Jamii is Swahili in Origin.
The baby name Jamii is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈmiː/ (juh-MEE).
Jamii is Swahili in Origin.
Jamii blends several streams of origin. In Swahili, jamii means “community, family, society,” making it an appealing virtue name in East Africa and the African diaspora; it surfaced in Pan‑African naming of the 1970s and remains rare but meaningful in Kenya, Tanzania, and beyond. As a given name it is unisex and often pronounced jah-MEE.
In English-speaking settings, Jamii is also a creative spelling of Jamie/Jami, diminutives of James, which comes via Latin Iacobus and Old French Jacques from Hebrew Yaʿaqov (“supplanter”). A further echo comes from Arabic jāmiʿ (“gatherer; comprehensive”) and the Persian pen name Jāmī, associations that reinforce themes of unity. Variant forms include Jami, Jamie, Jamee, Jamey, Jamia, and Jamiya; related names in Arabic/Persian contexts appear as Jami or Jami‘. Jamii thus carries layered meanings of community, gathering, and the classic James lineage.
Jamii is a rare name. Across 22 countries, we found 91 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC | Girls | 0 | #253 | 6 | 3,650 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #910 | 6 | 14,098 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,107 | 22 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 |
Jamii is popular in 22 countries — most recent births per country:
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