Jami
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning supplanter; possibly from James or Jamie.
Jami by the numbers
Jami was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,040 babies in 1977, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from James
Like Jami, each of these traces back to James: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Jamisonson of James, supplanter749 in the US (2017)
- Jaimesupplanter; Spanish form of James665 in the US (2017)
- Jimmygod is gracious; a diminutive of James93 in England and Wales (2025)
- Seamusgod has heard; irish form of James210 in the US (2017)
- Tiagogod is gracious; portuguese form of James67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jayciesupplanter; a form of James via Jamie or Jayme105 in the US (2017)
- Jimmiegod is gracious; a form of James78 in the US (2017)
- Jaymesupplanter; a form of James70 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jami. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Jami
Names that are said the same way as Jami, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a supplanter
Like Jami, 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 Jami
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