Jamie
Jamie is a baby name of Scottish origin, meaning Supplanter; one who follows.
What Jamie means
Supplanter; one who follows.
Jamie sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Jamie comes from
Scottish names draw on both Gaelic and Scots, and many began as clan or place names before becoming personal ones.
Jamie is recorded as Scottish in origin. Browse other Scottish names.
How popular is Jamie?
Jamie does not currently chart in the top 100 baby names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Jamie
The thread we file Jamie under is the long-established classics — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Classic
Names like Jamie
These share Jamie's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Graham — Gravelly homestead.
- Kenneth — Handsome; born of fire.
- Paisley — Church; a swirling pattern.
- Stuart — Steward; keeper of the house.
- Bailey — Steward; bailiff.
- Blake — Dark; fair.
- Bristol — From the bridge by the meeting place.
- Cassidy — Curly-haired; clever.
- Cleo — Glory; pride.
- Jack — God is gracious.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.
- Jasper — Bringer of treasure; the gemstone.