Jaimie-Lee
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Jaimie-Lee: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2009.
Jaimie-Lee is a modern hyphenated name blending Jaimie, a Scottish diminutive of James (from the Hebrew Ya'akov, meaning "supplanter"), with Lee, derived from the Old English *leah* for a clearing or meadow. This double-barrelled form has grown popular in Scotland since the late 20th century, often used to honour family surnames or combine familiar sounds. While no single widely known bearer springs to mind, the individual elements boast famous namesakes: Jamie from actor Jamie Dornan and celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, and Lee from martial arts legend Bruce Lee or Scottish footballer Lee Wallace. The Lee component appears in Scottish place names such as Lee in Lanarkshire and numerous settlements across England, while the James root gives us towns like Jamestown. The name perfectly captures a Scottish trend of pairing two short, punchy names into one distinctive identity.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20093 babies
- Latest (2009)
- #7833 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2009
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y