Jamin
About Jamin
Jamin is unsurprisingly related to Benjamin, although it did not develop as a diminutive of the name. In the Old Testament, Jamin is a son of Simeon and a grandson of Jacob.
Jamin is occasionally used by Hispanic parents as a nickname for Benjamin. Jamin briefly ranked independently in the US Top 1000 from 1976-1984.
As of October 2026, Jamin ranked #3403 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #746 in 1979.
Editor's take: The name Jamin is a boy's name meaning "right hand".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,773 | 43 | 22.4 |
| 2015 | #2,697 | 45 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | #2,741 | 44 | 23.2 |
| 2017 | #2,914 | 41 | 22.2 |
| 2018 | #3,406 | 33 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #3,379 | 34 | 18.9 |
| 2020 | #3,608 | 30 | 17.4 |
| 2021 | #3,531 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2022 | #2,885 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #3,749 | 30 | 17.5 |
| 2024 | #3,286 | 36 | 20.9 |
| 2025 | #3,403 | 34 | 19.9 |
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Famous Jamins
- Jamin
son of Ram, grandson of Jerahmeel, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 2:27)
- Jamin
son of Simeon, grandson of Jacob, great,grandson of Isaac (Num. 26:12)
- Jamin
teacher (Nehemiah 8:7)
- Jamin James Pastore (b.2017)
son of Natalie Pasquarella and Jamin Pastore