Recorded 1999–2021 Girls' name Peak 2004 250 births

Jahmya — girls' name

250 babies named Jahmya in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1522010s822020s11
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Jahmya was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jahmya in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahmya

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Jahmya between 1999 and 2021, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jahmya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahmya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jahmya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahmya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahmya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 250 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahmya at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

250

Since 1999

23 years of records

Peak year

2004

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1999

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2021

Jahmya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1999

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2004)
21
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 20212018201420112008200520021999 5

Jahmya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
152 births that decade — 61% of Jahmya's all-time total
1990s52000s1522010s822020s11

Jahmya by state

Where Jahmya concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahmya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 4.8%
New York share of Jahmya's total US births 4.8%

12 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahmya?
250 babies have been named Jahmya since 1999. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2004 with 21 births.
When was Jahmya most popular?
Jahmya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Jahmya most popular?
The top states for the name Jahmya are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Jahmya been used?
Jahmya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 23 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Jahmya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jahzara, Jahaira, Jahniya, Jahnae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.