Recorded 1977–1997 Girls' name Peak 1977 21 births

Jamalia — girls' name

21 babies named Jamalia in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s51990s10
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jamalia was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jamalia in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamalia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Jamalia between 1977 and 1997, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamalia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamalia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jamalia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamalia 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 21 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.

Jamalia at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

21

Since 1977

21 years of records

Peak year

1977

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1977

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1997

Jamalia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1977

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1977)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 1997199319871977 6

Jamalia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 48% of Jamalia's all-time total
1970s61980s51990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamalia?
21 babies have been named Jamalia since 1977. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1977 with 6 births.
When was Jamalia most popular?
Jamalia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Jamalia been used?
Jamalia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 21 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Jamalia?
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, 1977–1997 (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.