Jaymes Boy & girl
How popular is Jaymes?
#5,859 boy name in 2025
15 baby boys were named Jaymes in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
2,484living people named Jaymes (est.)
29median age of people named Jaymes
2,567babies named Jaymes since 1880
1 in 221,023US babies born in 2025
Jaymes popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,859 for boys (▼ 1292 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 15 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1986 (144 boys) |
| Highest rank | #754 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 75% boys, 25% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jaymes counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the James family of names ranked #9 for boys in 2025, with 11,972 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| James | 11,945 | 100% |
| Jaymes | 15 | 0% |
| Jamez | 6 | 0% |
| Jamais | 6 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jaymes by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 | #2,630 |
| 1960s | 53 | #2,363 |
| 1970s | 87 | #2,508 |
| 1980s | 626 | #754 |
| 1990s | 613 | #1,011 |
| 2000s | 470 | #2,164 |
| 2010s | 440 | #2,068 |
| 2020s | 126 | #3,915 |
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Questions
- Is Jaymes a boy or girl name?
- Jaymes is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 75% of babies named Jaymes were boys and 25% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jaymes?
- 15 baby boys were named Jaymes in the US in 2025, making it the 5859th most popular boy name.
- When was Jaymes most popular?
- Jaymes peaked in 1986, when 144 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #754 in 1986.
- How many people are named Jaymes?
- 2,567 babies have been named Jaymes in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,484 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 29.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.