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I like it for either.

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I hate James! But Jamie is cool. I've known many Jamies. It just seems like a friendly name.

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For a guy it's like Jim, but sounds more like a name. Jim seems too spare and hasn't got as much personality as Jamie. Jamie invokes the traditionalness of James, but seems more real and dynamic - without the smug indoorsiness of James. It's casual but not juvenile. Like Charlie.
I'd rather see Jamie as a full name, than James nn Jamie. But whatever, as long as I don't have to call anyone "James" casually. Ugh.

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Jamie on a girl is also nice. My impression is about like Jade or Ariel, not specifically feminine but not unfeminine either. A little edgy and independent, but not trying to be unconventional.

This message was edited 10/27/2020, 3:11 PM

It's not so bad on a child or young girl. I don't like it on a boy or man. Our dentist, who looks to be in his 40s, goes by Jamie rather than James. It seems awfully childish for a professional.

Meh. I like it only as a nickname. It’s unisex to me. Doesn’t feel dated at all.

I like it as a nickname for both boys and girls. It is cute.

I hate it too

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In fact, I can't even decide whether I hate it more on boy or a girl. I hate the sound and I hate the childishness of Jamie / Jaime / Jaymee etc. It also feels insubstantial somehow, but I would also hate it as a nickname so Jamie just can't win in my books.

Absolutely hate it

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It sounds infantile and grating. For me, Jamie (female) conjures a crass girl whose lips are always sunburnt and who eats a lot of Gushers.

It's sporty, like you. It's a little dated, but not painfully so. I find it bland. Friendly on a boy, gross on a girl.

To my ears, it's pretty dated on a girl, but much less so on a boy. I really like James and much prefer Jamie to any other potential nickname (apart from Jem, maybe?), and the main associations to my mind are my oldest cousin + actors Jamie Bell & Jamie Bamber, which are all pretty positive ones!

I like this name. I think Jimmy is dated as a nn for James but don’t feel the same about Jamie.

I mainly see the name Jamie on girls more than boys. It seems "too cutesy" for a boy in my opinion, almost too nicknamey and childish. I'm not trying to be rude when I say that. However, if it were James nn Jamie for a boy, I'd like that.

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Jamie for a girl is dated, but dated names have perks to them. They will be recognized and easily known, all while not being too popular. I might be a minority, but I like the name Jamie for a girl.

My very best friend is a male Jamie but he hates his name and goes by nicknames. I love the name because of him and it has very positive imagery for me. I've known two male Jamies and one female Jamie. I prefer it for a boy.

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It does seem a bit dated but not in a terrible way. I wouldn't be surprised to meet one of any age. An older Jamie I'd assume to be a James though.

I know someone in their thirties called Jamie. And I have a friend called Jamie. They are both male so i kinda see it more as a male name but I can still see it working on a girl. I don’t mind it, but it’s really not a favourite of mine.

I like it. It’s a good nickname for a male called James og possibly Jameson (though I like James best of these two).

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The -ie ending suggests nickname so I don’t think of it as a full name. And I don’t like “male names on girls” or “a boy named Sue” unless the person in question isn’t cisgendered (and then I still think it’s a strictly male name).

I know a James, nn Jamie, in his early 20s who gives me the most positive feelings imaginable about his name and, indeed, everything about him. A musician, mathematician, economist and an utter delight! He's trying to become James, but without success so far.

This message was edited 10/25/2020, 11:57 PM

only as a nn, for a boy

I think it's pretty cute on a girl. Youthful and kind of vaguely tomboyish, but not like Chris or Stevie.

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On a boy it feels babyish, like Timmy or Mikey.

Jaime is cool. I personally think it’s unisex. I’d give it a 6.5/10.

Love it for girl and boy.

I love it on a boy.

I really like it as a nickname for James. I’m not wild about it as a name for a girl.

I love James. I also love Jim and Jimmy. I don't think any of these are dated where I stand. Jamie I like okay, not as much as Jim and Jimmy, though. Honestly I even prefer Jimbo and Jimbob just for that pure comedic effect lol

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Jamie is nice, I do like it. Only as a masculine name, though. It's not dated to me either, though I admit it does feel more 90s than Jimmy does. Not sure why. Perhaps I'm thinking of some early-years children's character like William's Wish Wellingtons that didn't follow me any further than the age of 6. It sorta sounds like I might be.

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Edit: I might have been thinking of Jamie and the Magic Torch. Which was actually from the 70s and while I was introduced to it early on, it wasn't in the 90s and it was after the age of six.

This message was edited 10/26/2020, 3:11 AM

For a girl, it is very dated. I think it's starting to sound a little fresher for boys now, though.

I know lots of men who are James "Jamie" and one woman who is Jamie. I like it on both but prefer it on men. It is warm and friendly.