Girls' name · since 1999
Jahmya
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 250 babies named Jahmya, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
250 girls have been named Jahmya since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmya has been recorded 250 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2021.
- #17,589 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 250 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmya ranks #17,589 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,589 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 250
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmya's 250 recorded births place it above 75.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahmya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahmya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahmya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2021
- Peak year (2004)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jahmya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (152 births, 61% of the file).
2000s was Jahmya's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Jahmya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
152 births
- 2010s
2010s
82 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 152 births (61% of all-time use).
Jahmya by state
Where Jahmya concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 4.8% |
12 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jahmya's data
- Jahmya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahmyas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahmya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jahmya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.