Girls' name · since 1989

Jamaria

1,327 babies named Jamaria in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#6,194 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,278 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,327
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

1,327 babies have been named Jamaria since 1989, making it today's #7278 girls' name.

Jamaria has 1,327 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7278 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #6,194 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,278 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,327 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaria ranks #6,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,327 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,194 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,278 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,327
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%57.9%
Jamaria vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamaria's 1,327 recorded births place it above 91.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.

How Jamaria compares

1,327 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Jamaria's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jamaria Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,327 376 567,345
Peak-year births 85 21 19,840

Jamaria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jamaria's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jamaria popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
85
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
020406080100 198919941999200420092014201920242025 15

Jamaria popularity over time - boys

42 total births recorded since 1989 (Jamaria as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 42 births
45678910 1989199520002006200820102017 5

Jamaria by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (652 births, 49% of the file).

2000s was Jamaria's strongest decade.

652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Jamaria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 652 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jamaria 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 Jamaria's total volume

Jamaria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -22, 7.6%-76, 6.1%-73, 3.3%-46, 14.1%-63, 15.4%-146, 2%-143, 7.2%-52, 4%-42, 5.4%-104, 8.5%-40, 5.8%-40, 6.2%-133, 1.7%-117, 3.6%-117, 2%Jamaria-37, 6.4%Jamaria
Jamaria vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jamaria by state

Where Jamaria concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamaria
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
162 12.2%
#2 Georgia
82 6.2%
#3 Illinois
77 5.8%
#4 South Carolina
24 1.8%
#5 North Carolina
16 1.2%
#6 Alabama
15 1.1%
#7 Mississippi
15 1.1%
#8 Tennessee
14 1.1%
Florida share of Jamaria's total US births 12.2%
Even split

162 of 1,327 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Jamaria appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamaria?
1,327 babies have been named Jamaria since 1989. All-time, it sits at #6,194 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,278 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 85 births.
Where does Jamaria sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaria ranks #6,194 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,278 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jamaria most popular?
Jamaria was most popular in the 2000s decade with 652 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Jamaria most popular?
The top states for the name Jamaria are Florida (162 births), Georgia (82 births), Illinois (77 births).
How long has the name Jamaria been used?
The SSA has tracked Jamaria since 1989 -- 37 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jamaria?
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.

What to do with Jamaria's data

  • Jamaria's decade-level peak was the 2000s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Florida records the most Jamarias (162 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 Jamaria: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2025 (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 Jamaria 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.