Entry № 1153 · English, Hebrew origin

Jamie Jamie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ JAY-mee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Hebrew
Meaning
"Supplanter (Jamie Lee Curtis, Oscar 2023 + Halloween)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 600
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "supplanter (jamie lee curtis, oscar 2023 + halloween)".

Jamie is the English diminutive of James — from the Hebrew *Yaʿaqov* ("supplanter"). Used as a unisex first name since the 1970s. **A top-100 US baby name (girls) from 1976 to 1990, peaking at #57 in 1977**. **Jamie Lee Curtis (born 1958)** — **American actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Everything Everywhere All at Once* (2023) at age 64**; daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. **Defined the "final girl" archetype as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter's *Halloween* (1978) and seven subsequent films across 47 years**; *Freaky Friday* (2003), *True Lies* (1994), *Knives Out* (2019). **Lifetime ambassador of Children's Hospital Los Angeles**. **Jamie Lynn Spears (born 1991)** — Britney's sister; *Zoey 101* (2005-2008). **Jamie Pressly (born 1977)** — *My Name Is Earl* Emmy. **Jamie Chung (born 1983)** — *Real World: San Diego* and *Once Upon a Time*. **James Bond's** female characters often nickname as Jamie.

Featured throughout 1970s-2020s American culture.

Supplanter. Jamie Lee Curtis won Best Supporting Actress Oscar at 64 (Everything Everywhere All at Once, 2023).

The name in its native script.

Jamie
Transliteration
Jamie
Pronunciation
/ ˈdʒeɪ.mi /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Jamie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 600 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 57 in 1977
Babies named Jamie · last year
475 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1957
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #57 NOW · #600

Jamies before her.

Real people
Jamie Lee Curtis
American Oscar actress.
born 1958
Jamie Lynn Spears
American actress.
born 1991
Jamie Chung
American actress.
born 1983
In fiction
Laurie Strode
Halloween.
1978

Names connected to Jamie.

The number behind Jamie.

7

The Seeker

Jamie reduces to seven — the number of Halloween final girl.

Why families chose this name.

"Curtis's strength. Five letters. Jamie."
Catherine · Mother of one · Santa Monica