Girls' name · since 1977

Jameeka

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.

#21,717 of 72,339
all-time among girls
166
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade

166 girls have been named Jameeka since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Jameeka recorded 166 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2009.

  • #21,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 166 born since 1977
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameeka ranks #21,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.

#21,717 of 72,339
all-time among girls
166
born since 1977
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jameeka's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jameeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jameeka splits its recorded history at 1991: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jameeka popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 19771983198719901993199620032009 6

Jameeka by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (95 births, 57% of the file).

1990s was Jameeka's strongest decade.

95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Jameeka births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 95 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameeka?
166 babies have been named Jameeka since 1977. All-time, it sits at #21,717 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
Where does Jameeka sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameeka ranks #21,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
The SSA has tracked Jameeka since 1977 -- 33 years through the most recent 2009 data.
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.

What to do with Jameeka's data

  • Jameeka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jameeka

Nearby Names Like Jameeka

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jameeka

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jameeka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1977–2009 (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 Jameeka 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.