Girls' name · since 1983
Jamaya
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 2,305 babies named Jamaya, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,657 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,305
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamaya is the #6657 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,305 recorded since 1983.
Jamaya has 2,305 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6657 as of the latest data, more common than 62% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #4,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,657 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,305 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaya ranks #4,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,657 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,305 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,657 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,305
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamaya's 2,305 recorded births place it above 94.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jamaya compares
2,305 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jamaya's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamaya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,305 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 182 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamaya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% 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 2006 peak of 182 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 182
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jamaya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,283 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Jamaya's strongest decade.
1,283 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jamaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 233
1990s
233 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,283 births
- 2010s
2010s
624 births
- 2020s 153
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,283 births (56% of all-time use).
How Jamaya 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 Jamaya's total volume
Jamaya by state
Where Jamaya concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 234 | 10.2% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 143 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 138 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 127 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 111 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Texas | | 110 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 88 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 86 | 3.7% |
234 of 2,305 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Jamaya appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamaya's data
- Jamaya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,283 total births); usage has since declined to 153 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jamayas (234 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Jamaya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Jamaya 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.