Jamus

JA-muhs /ˈdʒæməs/
boy 2 syllables fading

Jamus is a very rare variant of James that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Jamus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Jamus was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 1978 (10 births).

About the name Jamus

PronunciationJA-muhs /ˈdʒæməs/
10peak births 1978
1975first in SSA data

Names similar to Jamus

How popular is Jamus?

Boys named Jamus
197519801990200020102014
Boys named Jamus per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jamus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201455#12,882
200966#11,584
200866#11,674
200255#11,425
199955#10,610
199888#7,135
19925—#8,995
19845—#6,754
19836—#5,793
19826—#5,959
198010—#3,965
19799—#4,207
197810—#3,707
19765—#5,977
19757—#4,535