Girls' name · since 1972
Jameela
926 babies named Jameela in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
926 babies have been named Jameela since 1972, making it today's #6925 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jameela recorded 926 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #6925 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, 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 1972 to 2025.
- #7,926 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,925 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 926 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameela ranks #7,926 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,925 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 926 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,926 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,925 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 926
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameela's 926 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jameela compares
926 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Jameela's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jameela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 926 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jameela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jameela's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jameela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jameela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (225 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Jameela's strongest decade.
225 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jameela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s
1980s
170 births
- 1990s
1990s
225 births
- 2000s
2000s
149 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 225 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jameela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jameela's total volume
Jameela by state
Where Jameela concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
12 of 926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jameela's data
- Jameela's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (225 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jameelas (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Jameela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Jameela 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.