The unusual name Jamiroquai debuted in the U.S. baby name data in 1997 and stuck around for two more years before disappearing again:
- 2000: unlisted
- 1999: 7 baby boys named Jamiroquai
- 1998: 13 baby boys named Jamiroquai
- 1997: 9 baby boys named Jamiroquai [debut]
- 1996: unlisted
- 1995: unlisted
Where did it come from?
The London-based funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai, whose Grammy-winning song “Virtual Insanity” became an international hit in 1997.
Where did the British band get its name? Lead singer Jay Kay thought it up, long before the band even existed:
Kay didn’t have a band to back up his compositions, but he quickly came up with his future project’s name, Jamiroquai, a name that combined the name of a Native American tribe (the Iroquois) along with the music-based word, jam.
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Sources: Jamiroquai – Wikipedia, Jamiroquai Biography – Yahoo! Music