Meaning of the nameJaime
Jaime is a male name of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), whose traditional meaning is 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'.
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'”
Source: Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 65,865
- Rank in Brazil
- #461
- Median age
- 55 years
- 2010 Census
- 82,401
- people
Jaime in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jaime, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (15,489 people).
457 women 65,408 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jaime is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jaime in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Santa Catarina 0.058%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.048%
- Bahia 0.044%
- Paraná 0.040%
- Amazonas 0.039%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 14,077 | 0.032% |
| Minas Gerais | 6,795 | 0.033% |
| Bahia | 6,268 | 0.044% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,219 | 0.048% |
| Paraná | 4,608 | 0.040% |
| Santa Catarina | 4,448 | 0.058% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,326 | 0.027% |
| Pará | 3,020 | 0.037% |
| Goiás | 2,193 | 0.031% |
| Pernambuco | 2,012 | 0.022% |
| Amazonas | 1,554 | 0.039% |
| Maranhão | 1,431 | 0.021% |
| Ceará | 1,390 | 0.016% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,292 | 0.035% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 1,030 | 0.037% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,029 | 0.027% |
| Distrito Federal | 717 | 0.025% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 634 | 0.019% |
| Paraíba | 590 | 0.015% |
| Piauí | 564 | 0.017% |
| Rondônia | 553 | 0.035% |
| Alagoas | 551 | 0.018% |
| Sergipe | 455 | 0.021% |
| Tocantins | 419 | 0.028% |
| Roraima | 244 | 0.038% |
| Acre | 241 | 0.029% |
| Amapá | 205 | 0.028% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jaime
Wiktionary traces Jaime to Old Galician-Portuguese Jayme, taken from Old Spanish and, further back, from Latin Iācōbus, Greek Ἰάκωβος and Biblical Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ; it is the same origin as Jacó, Tiago and Iago. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Nascentes (1952), describes another path, through Catalan Jayme, with Latin Iacobu passing through forms such as Jácomo and Jacme. Behind the Name gives Jacob the traditional meanings 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter', tied to the story of Jacob in the Old Testament, and also records the suggestion 'may God protect'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 65,865 people named Jaime, with a median age of 55. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.
This is the current spelling and the most recorded in the group, with an I.
Other spellings of Jaime
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Jaime | 65,865 |
| Jayme | 3,901 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Jaime · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jaime · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Jayme · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Jaime
What does the name Jaime mean?
Jaime means “Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Jaime in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 65,865 people with the first name Jaime, which ranks it number 461 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Jaime a boy's or a girl's name?
Jaime is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 457 women and 65,408 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jaime?
Jaime is a name of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jaime most common?
Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.058% of the state's population is named Jaime (4,448 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jaime?
Jayme. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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