Recorded 1976–1989 Girls' name Peak 1979 18 births

Jamaca — girls' name

18 babies named Jamaca in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s131980s5
1970s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Jamaca was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jamaca in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamaca

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jamaca between 1976 and 1989, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamaca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamaca performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamaca shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamaca 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 18 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.

Jamaca at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

18

Since 1976

14 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1976

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1989

Jamaca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1976

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 198919791976 6

Jamaca by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
13 births that decade — 72% of Jamaca's all-time total
1970s131980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamaca?
18 babies have been named Jamaca since 1976. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Jamaca most popular?
Jamaca was most popular in the 1970s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Jamaca been used?
Jamaca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 14 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Jamaca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jamie, James, Jami, Jamila, 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, 1976–1989 (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.