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Jam

By Sangeetha Sivaguru Senior Content Specialist
Updated: Aug 20, 2024 | 👁️ 35 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Selvakumar Mariappan (Technical Specialist)

Gender: Male

Origin: English, Arabic

Meaning: Sweet fruit preserve or a nickname for someone named James or Jamie.

Pronunciation: jam, /dʒæm/, JH AE M

Popularity Rank: #5,236

On this page:

  • 1. Jam Meanings
  • 2. Jam Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Jam
  • 4. Translations of Jam
  • 5. Jam Name Popularity
  • 6. Jam popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Jam
  • 8. Jam Name Poster
  • 9. Names similar to Jam

Jam Meanings

  • Sweet fruit preserve or a nickname for someone named James or Jamie.
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    sangeetha on August 20, 2024
  • God Name
  • Son of the right hand
  • Origin - English
    💎 25
    sangeetha on August 20, 2024
  • Origin - Arabic

Derived from the word 'jam', which refers to a fruit preserve made by boiling fruit with sugar. Can also be a nickname for someone named James or Jamie.

The name Jam is of English, Arabic origin and means Sweet fruit preserve or a nickname for someone named James or Jamie., God Name, Son of the right hand. It is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Jam is commonly found in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and 83 more countries.

Jam Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: jam

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): /dʒæm/

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: JH AE M

JH: Pronounce as in "joke" (JH OW K)

AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Jam Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Jam is recorded 11,113 times globally, ranking it as the 5,236th most common name worldwide.

Jam is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, with 3,605 occurrences, making it the 918th most popular name in the country.

In Philippines, the name Jam is found among 1 in every 595 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Jam Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
Saudi Arabia#9181 : 802
United Arab Emirates#9331 : 1,171
Morocco#2,0891 : 1,729
France#2,7241 : 2,308
United States of America#4,7201 : 3,344
Malaysia#2,6851 : 4,235
Philippines#2791 : 595
United Kingdom#2,6151 : 1,768
Oman#2,6301 : 3,068
Kuwait#2,0451 : 3,078
Algeria#4,7581 : 6,686
Colombia#5,8771 : 6,971
Italy#7,1381 : 6,915
Qatar#2,0041 : 3,025
Hong Kong#1,7981 : 2,773
Tunisia#3,3931 : 3,812
Netherlands#3,7581 : 2,918
Peru#4,1031 : 7,343
Singapore#2,7121 : 4,708
South Africa#10,8551 : 23,449
Cameroon#2,1221 : 4,357
Canada#4,0421 : 3,685
Belgium#3,2991 : 3,173
Mexico#7,5071 : 10,121
Iran#2,6421 : 2,223
Albania#1,0241 : 792
Germany#5,1231 : 5,093
Spain#7,1141 : 9,363
Bahrain#2,5181 : 4,421
Egypt#26,5661 : 37,607
Libya#6,0051 : 11,253
Russia#7,1671 : 7,534
Iraq#17,9131 : 24,127
Brazil#9,1911 : 16,234
China#1,1921 : 2,973
Nigeria#11,0091 : 23,667
Panama#3,0801 : 4,939
Bangladesh#8,7311 : 13,550
Chile#8,6111 : 16,501
India#12,3781 : 24,273
Sudan#17,3861 : 38,397
Finland#2,3681 : 3,602
Turkey#17,8281 : 32,702
Palestine#9,0601 : 11,066
Macao#1,7541 : 3,739
Lebanon#5,3421 : 7,962
Poland#1,9371 : 3,065
Brunei Darussalam#1,0601 : 3,451
Switzerland#6,0531 : 8,463
Jamaica#1,9531 : 3,741
Ireland#3,3701 : 4,425
Israel#11,7161 : 15,424
Mauritius#3,3941 : 5,757

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Jam popularity in U.S.

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Famous People with Name Jam

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Names similar to Jam

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