Mostly boys · peaked in 1976
Jaime name popularity since 1925
121,466 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jaime (41.2% girls, 58.8% boys). Half of them were born in 1983 or earlier, so the typical Jaime is about 43 years old in 2026. Jaime peaked in 1976 as the #168 name for boys, and it ranked #657 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 121,466
- Named Jaime, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #657
- for boys in 2025 (420 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 58.8% boys
- 50,067 girls · 71,399 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.32× its national share
Peak year is the year Jaime made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jaime births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1980. Measured as a share of all babies, Jaime peaked in 1976.
- Fastest rise: Between 1950 and 1955, Jaime became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 11,600 baby boys to 1 in 5,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby boys fell by 35%, from 1 in 1,690 to 1 in 2,590.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jaime's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jaime.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jaime in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 124 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 332 | #1,262 |
| 1940s | 75 | 768 | #694 |
| 1950s | 597 | 3,505 | #372 |
| 1960s | 1,280 | 7,012 | #289 |
| 1970s | 22,774 | 11,811 | #179 |
| 1980s | 16,212 | 12,853 | #205 |
| 1990s | 5,874 | 13,570 | #227 |
| 2000s | 2,247 | 12,049 | #263 |
| 2010s | 736 | 6,563 | #485 |
| 2020–25 | 267 | 2,812 | #657 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
35.5% of babies named Jaime from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen X years (1965–1980). The full split by generation:
Where Jaime is most popular
The index compares Jaime's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jaime.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.32× | 28,653 |
| Texas | 2.29× | 20,963 |
| Arizona | 2.04× | 3,084 |
| New Mexico | 1.81× | 1,167 |
| Nevada | 1.57× | 652 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jaime's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jaime.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jaime (1976).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data