Recorded 1977–2009 Girls' name Peak 1991 166 births

Jameeka — girls' name

166 babies named Jameeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s531990s952000s11
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jameeka was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jameeka in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameeka

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Jameeka between 1977 and 2009, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameeka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jameeka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameeka 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 166 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.

Jameeka at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

166

Since 1977

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1977

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jameeka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1977

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 20091997199419911988198419801977 7

Jameeka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
95 births that decade — 57% of Jameeka's all-time total
1970s71980s531990s952000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameeka?
166 babies have been named Jameeka since 1977. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Jameeka most popular?
Jameeka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Jameeka been used?
Jameeka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 33 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jameeka?
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.

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, 1977–2009 (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.