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