Jaime

HY·may · 2 syllables

Jaime is distinctive.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

Pronunciation & Spelling
Clear, with one common misreading
A documented English pronunciation is on file: HY-may. Commonly mispronounced as JAY-mee.
91/100
Everyday Use
Low risk
95/100
Growing Up
Strong lifetime fit
Works comfortably across child and adult settings.
82/100
International Use
Broad international fit
Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.
85/100

NAME DETAILS

CLOSE SPELLINGS: Jaimie; Jamey; Jami; Jamie; Jayme; Jayma

ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Jaime is not one name but two unrelated ones sharing a spelling: a Spanish/Portuguese masculine form of James, and an English feminine variant of Jamie. This project's boys #657 assignment corresponds to the former, but individual US birth records using this spelling cannot be traced to one lane or the other from the sources available here.

Documented roots: Jaime covers two distinct names sharing one spelling. Jaime-1 is the Spanish and Portuguese masculine form of James (from Late Latin Iacomus/Iacobus, from Hebrew Ya'aqov/Jacob). Jaime-2 is an English feminine variant spelling of Jamie (itself a Scots diminutive of James), popularized by the 1970s TV character Jaime Sommers. This project's SSA rank for this profile is boys #657, corresponding to the Jaime-1 lane; this profile keeps both lanes distinct rather than merging their histories.

POPULARITY

Jaime over time

United States

#657RANK

Rank #657 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #657 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

SAY IT

HY·may

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

CLOSE SPELLINGS

Jaimie
Jamey
Jami
Jamie
Jayme
Jayma

PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Two syllables; pronunciation differs sharply by lane (Spanish HY-may vs. English JAY-mee), so a US child's classmates and teachers may default to the English "Jamie"-style reading regardless of the family's intended pronunciation.

Cultural Footprint

Jaime is genuinely two distinct names sharing one spelling: Jaime-1 is the ordinary Spanish and Portuguese masculine form of James, widely used across the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world; Jaime-2 is an English feminine variant spelling of Jamie, popularized in the US by the 1976-1978 TV series The Bionic Woman's character Jaime Sommers. This project's SSA assignment for this profile is boys #657, which corresponds to the Jaime-1 lane.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN

Jaime Sommers, title character of the TV series The Bionic Woman (1976-1978)Era

Names around it

James Jacob Jamie

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Jaime is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK