Girls' name · since 1971
Jamea
Jamea has 496 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamea is the #15312 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 496 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Jamea recorded 496 times among girls since 1971, holding rank #15312 nationally today, ahead of 11% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #11,917 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,312 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 496 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamea ranks #11,917 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,312 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 496 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,917 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,312 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 496
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamea's 496 recorded births place it above 83.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by District of Columbia.
How Jamea compares
496 Top 45% higher than 55% 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
Jamea's all-time total is 32% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 496 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamea's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jamea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (190 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Jamea's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jamea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
190 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 190 births (38% of all-time use).
Jamea by state
Where Jamea concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamea's data
- Jamea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Jameas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia 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 Jamea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jamea 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.