Jaymes
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Jaymes
The only thing wrong with the name James is its popularity: James has been among the Top 20 boys' names in the US since the dawn of baby naming time.
Jaymes for boys#5975 US
The solution, for some parents, is to vary the spelling to Jaymes, but that may create another problem. Is it pronounced just like James or does it have two syllables? And if it's pronounced just like James, why not make life easier for everyone and spell it James
Jaymes for girls
James has been one of the top names for boys in the English-speaking world literally forever. Now it's being used for baby girls too, especially as a middle name.
Adding a y to a name makes it more feminine, in some people's eyes. So Jaymes may feel better-suited to baby girls than the traditional spelling.
Eight baby girls were named Jaymes in the US last year along with 20 baby boys. Compare that with 80 baby girls named James vs. nearly 12,000 baby boys.
Because James is such a hugely popular boys' name, we understand if you want to set your daughter's name apart by varying the spelling.
Pronounced JAYMZ.
As of October 2026, Jaymes ranked #5975 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #755 in 1986.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,473 | 51 | 26.6 |
| 2015 | #2,825 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2016 | #2,907 | 41 | 21.6 |
| 2017 | #3,036 | 39 | 21.1 |
| 2018 | #3,409 | 33 | 18.2 |
| 2019 | #3,522 | 32 | 17.8 |
| 2020 | #3,961 | 26 | 15.1 |
| 2021 | #4,693 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | #4,615 | 22 | 12.6 |
| 2023 | #4,960 | 20 | 11.7 |
| 2024 | #4,615 | 22 | 12.8 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jaymes on lists
Famous Jaymess
- Jaymes YoungBoy
American musician of band London Grammar
- Jaymes FosterBoy
American female music producer; mother of Clay Aiken's son Parker Foster Aiken
- Kristen Jaymes StewartBoy
American actress of "Twilight" fame
- Ava Jaymes McLeanBoy
daughter of A.J. McLean & Rochelle Karidis
- Christopher JaymesBoy
American actor
- David JaymesBoy
English musician of bands Leyton Buzzards and Modern Romance
- Terry JaymesBoy
American radio host of "Lex & Terry"