Jamey
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning supplanter; diminutive of james.
Babies a year
32
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jamey by the numbers
Jamey was given to 32 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 430 babies in 1976, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jamey. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jamey
Names that are said the same way as Jamey, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jamey, each of these has a supplanter in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jamessupplanter; from Jacob14,309 in the US (2017)
- Jacobsupplanter, holder of the heel13,122 in the US (2017)
- Jamesonson of James; supplanter3,979 in the US (2017)
- Diegosupplanter; a form of James3,095 in the US (2017)
- Jaycehe supplants; a modern respelling of James2,951 in the US (2017)
- Jakesupplanter; a form of Jacob1,491 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jamey
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