Jamie

Diminutive of James
"supplanter"

Jamie Origin and Meaning

The name Jamie is a girl's name of Hebrew, Scottish origin meaning "supplanter".

Jamie is typical of the relaxed unisex names starting with J that seemed so cool in the sixties after decades of Jeans and Joans, though now pretty tepid. Jaime and even Jamey and Jayme are alternate spellings.

# 734 in the US

Jamie Rank in US Top 1000

# 679 on Nameberry

Jamie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jamie Popularity

Famous People Named Jamie

  • Jamie Jilynn ChungAmerican actress
  • Jamie Lee CurtisAmerican actress
  • Jamie Grace (Harper)American Christian contemporary singer
  • JamieLynn Sigler, American actress
  • Jamie Lynn Marie SpearsAmerican actress and sister of singer Britney Spears
  • Jamie Anne (Brown) AllmanAmerican actress
  • Jamie Sue WeissAmerican makeup artist and sister of actor Michael T. Weiss
  • Jamie BrewerAmerican actress
  • Jamie Christine Willis9th child (6th daughter) of the family band, The Willis Clan

Jamie in Pop Culture

  • Jamilah "Jamie" Towfeekcharacter in "Ten Things I Hate About Me" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
  • Jamie Sullivanmain character in book/movie "A Walk to Remember"
  • Jamie Moriartycharacter on TV's "Elementary"
  • Jamie Jolinacharacter in "The Sims 3" computer game
  • Jamie Kellymain character in the book series Dear Dumb Diary by Jim Benton
  • Ja'mie (pronounced zhemay), character created by Australian comedian Chris Lilley, portrayed by him in "Ja'mie: Private School Girl", "Summer Heights High" & "We Can Be Heroes"
  • "Jamie All Over" song by band Mayday Parade