Total births
46
Girls' name · since 2001
Jamayla
46 babies named Jamayla in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 46
- total births
- 2001–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
Jamayla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 46 have been recorded since 2001.
Jamayla has 46 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2001 to 2010.
- 46 total births
- 2001–2010 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 87% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
46 girls have been named Jamayla since 2001, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2010.
- 46
- total births
- 2001–2010
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 87%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
87% of everyone ever named Jamayla was born in this single decade.
2002
Single peak year
9 babies were named Jamayla in 2002 - its busiest year on record.
Jamayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamayla's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2002 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamayla at a glance
Last recorded 2010Peak year
2002
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2001
Jamayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2010
- Peak year (2002)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Jamayla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Jamayla's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.
Jamayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 40 births (87% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jamayla? ▼
46 babies have been named Jamayla since 2001. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 2002 with 9 births.
When was Jamayla most popular? ▼
Jamayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Jamayla been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jamayla since 2001 -- 10 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Jamayla? ▼
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 Jamayla's data
- Jamayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jamayla
Nearby Names Like Jamayla
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jamayla
Jamie Girl
#718 270,936 births
James Girl
#2588 23,882 births
Jami Girl
#9652 21,473 births
Jamila Girl
#1557 8,322 births
Jamya Girl
#4168 5,576 births
Compare Jamayla side by side: Jamayla vs Jamie Jamayla vs James Jamayla vs Jami
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jamayla: Baby Name Since 2001 - 46 Births, Peak 2002." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jamayla. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jamayla 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 July 2026.