US rank #9213 Girls' name Peak 2008 250 births

Jamayah — #9213 US girls' name

250 babies named Jamayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s172000s1142010s972020s22
#9213
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jamayah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jamayah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Jamayah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamayah currently holds the #9213 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamayah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamayah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamayah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamayah 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 250 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.

Jamayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

250

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,213

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
25
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
051015202530 202420192016201220092006200319991996 6

Jamayah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
114 births that decade — 46% of Jamayah's all-time total
1990s172000s1142010s972020s22

Jamayah by state

Where Jamayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
6 2.4%
Georgia share of Jamayah's total US births 2.4%

6 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamayah?
250 babies have been named Jamayah since 1996. It currently ranks #9213 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 25 births.
When was Jamayah most popular?
Jamayah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jamayah most popular?
The top states for the name Jamayah are Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Jamayah been used?
Jamayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamayah?
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.