Girls' name · since 1996
Jamayah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Jamayah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
257 babies have been named Jamayah since 1996, making it today's #12433 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamayah recorded 257 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #12433 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, 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 1996 to 2025.
- #17,334 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,433 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamayah ranks #17,334 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,433 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 257 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,334 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,433 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamayah's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Jamayah compares
257 42nd percentile among 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
Jamayah's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamayah splits its recorded history at 2010: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jamayah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Jamayah's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jamayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (44% of all-time use).
Jamayah by state
Where Jamayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 257 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamayah's data
- Jamayah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jamayahs (6 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 Jamayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Jamayah 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.