Girls' name · since 1990
Jamarah
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Jamarah, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
47 girls have been named Jamarah since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamarah recorded 47 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2016.
- #35,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1990
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarah ranks #35,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1990, peaking in the 2000s.
- #35,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1990
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamarah's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamarah's full recorded timeline at 2003, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2016
- Peak year (1997)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jamarah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Jamarah's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jamarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jamarah's data
- Jamarah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (25 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamarah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1990–2016 (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 Jamarah 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.