Jam

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Origin

Short form of Jamal, Jamil, James, and similar, Arabic, English, Hebrew, Persian mythology

Syllables

1

Meaning

beautiful; the supplanter; twin

Categories

Popularity over time

Number of U.S. babies given the name Jam each year, from the Social Security Administration.

Counts come from Social Security card applications. The SSA only includes names given to at least 5 babies of the same sex in a given year, so rare names and very recent years may be missing or undercounted. Source: SSA national baby names data.