Girls' name · since 1966
Jamara
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 933 babies named Jamara, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 933
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
933 babies have been named Jamara since 1966, making it today's #13486 girls' name.
Jamara has 933 recorded births among girls since 1966, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13486 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2025.
- #7,878 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,486 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 933 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamara ranks #7,878 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,486 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 933 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,878 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 933
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamara's 933 recorded births place it above 89.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jamara compares
933 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamara's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 933 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamara's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamara popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jamara popularity over time - boys
45 total births recorded since 1977 (Jamara as boys' name)
Jamara by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (299 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Jamara's strongest decade.
299 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jamara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 66
1970s
66 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
299 births
- 2000s
2000s
266 births
- 2010s 109
2010s
109 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 299 births (32% of all-time use).
How Jamara compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamara's total volume
Jamara by state
Where Jamara concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #6 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
17 of 933 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Jamara appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamara's data
- Jamara's decade-level peak was the 1990s (299 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jamaras (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Jamara 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.