Meaning of the nameJayme
Jayme is a spelling of the name Jaime, which means “Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'”.
Meaning
“Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'”
Meaning of the name Jaime, of which Jayme is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Jacob
- People (2022)
- 3,901
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,249
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,512
- people
Jayme in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jayme, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (725 people).
61 women 3,840 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 Jayme is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jayme in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- São Paulo 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 971 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 873 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 414 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 184 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 182 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 168 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 131 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 111 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 77 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 76 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 67 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 41 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 39 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 38 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Jayme
Wiktionary records Jayme as an archaic spelling of Jaime; the Y repeats the form of Old Galician-Portuguese Jayme. There are records in every decade, starting with those born before 1940.
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.
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 Jayme
What does the name Jayme mean?
Jayme means “Portuguese form of Jacob (Jacó), traditionally 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Jaime, of which Jayme is a spelling.
How many people are named Jayme in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,901 people with the first name Jayme, which ranks it number 3,249 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Jayme a boy's or a girl's name?
Jayme is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 61 women and 3,840 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Jayme?
Jayme is a name of Hebrew, Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Jayme most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.005% of the state's population is named Jayme (873 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Jayme?
Jaime. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
More names of Hebrew origin
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