Jamie

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What do you think of the name Jamie for a boy?

I've always liked it, not a huge fan of 'James'

What do you think?

Well, everyone's talking about Jamie!

My son is a jamie - in his 30s now - was shortened to jam when he was at school!

I personally don’t like it. It sounds very dated but not in a good way. Don’t mind James though.

My personal preference is James, but my relative is a Jamie and he's now a partner in a law firm so it's probably not held him back.

Don't see it as a girl's name at all to be honest.

I know lots of male Jamies (edit: 3 adult Jamies, encountered maybe 5 in schools so not really ‘lots’). I don’t know any female Jamies. I haven’t come across any female Jamies during 9 years of teaching, or 8 years in HR at big companies.

I think it’s a lovely name.

@Littlegoth , yeah but this is MN, and someone would probably insist that 'I know several Georges and Noahs and they're all girls'.

Sits back and waits for thread to be derailed by 'but Noah/George is unisex' posts

Really really like it. Was on my list for baby boy two but for some reason my husband is not a fan 🙄

Plus it's not commonly used anymore but also not a marmite or "out there" name.

I agree, it’s got the perfect balance and I’ve always liked how it sounds. It also helps there’s no negative connotations to celebrities with that name.

I like James as a name, and really like Jamie - this may or may not be influenced by Jamie Ritchie, Scotland rugby captain.

I much prefer Jamie and don't really like James much. Jamie is a nicer sound - it's a great name.

I have never understood the 'put X on the bc but call him Y'

Just call him Y - Jamie.

If he wants to be 'known as' anything other than Jamie when he is older he can choose that in the same way you would be choosing a 'known as' by putting something else on the bc.

Jamie Oliver is Jamie not James. I just looked him up on Wiki, having never thought about it before.

@keye , I think it depends. Some people like having the choice, some don't.

I don't understand why someone registers their children something like Evelyn and Theodore only to only ever call them Evie and Theo, but I would probably register names like Tom and Vicky as Thomas and Victoria.

I know several adult Jamie's and it never strikes me a babyish name. I've only ever encountered one female one and that was a very long time ago (and everyone wondered why she had a boy's name!). I quite like it. I maybe prefer James but Jamie has a slightly vibe to it so I can see why you might pick it.

Love Jamie.

I love the name and would never think of using it for a girl. Have only ever met one female Jamie (although obviously have heard of others). Anyway, who cares if it has become a unisex name?

While i know its a name that can be used both sexes i have never met or known a female jamie. I think its a lovely name.

Its nice.

I love it. It was in our top 5 for ds10. I like it for a girl too. Went to school with one years ago.
I don’t think it’s a babyish name for a grown up. I’m thinking of Jamie Rednapp, Jamie Dornan, Jamie Carragher, Jamie Foxx. And Jamie in Yellowstone!
DD15 says she’s definitely having a Jamie some day!

It is a steady name, nothing special but quite cute

I really like it but would definitely use James and have it as a nickname

I know two adult Jamies. One doesn’t mind his name but said when he’s travelled in America people always assume he’s going to be female.

The other one is James on his birth certificate and goes by James everywhere now apart from with his family as they can’t get on board with the change from Jamie, even though he’s preferred James since leaving school. He thinks Jamie sounds too childish and really doesn’t like it so he’s glad he has the option of James.

I do know of a 10 year old Jamie (boy) and I’m not sure whether he’s actually a James. I definitely prefer James but most names I’d use the full name on the birth certificate just because I know of quite a few adults that have chosen to revert to that at some stage in their lives.

it's fine. at this point I think anything normal is a win.

Whilst I prefer James nn Jamie, Jamie is a perfectly fine proper name for kids and adults. It's the kind of name that I'd be surprised to find belonged to a 70yo but not anyone 50 or younger. It's taking over from Jim as the nn for James so in 20yrs time there'll be plenty of elderly Jamies!

I have an adult Jamie (son), though he’s tending to use the formal James more often now for work and stuff. He’ll always be Jamie to me though! I like either form of the name, I think it s a classic and works for the child and the man.