Girls' name · since 1975
Jameica
74 babies named Jameica in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jameica is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Jameica recorded 74 times among girls since 1975, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1996.
- #30,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameica ranks #30,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jameica's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jameica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jameica's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jameica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1996
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Jameica by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (44 births, 59% of the file).
1980s was Jameica's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Jameica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 44 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Jameica's decade-level peak was the 1980s (44 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1990s -- 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jameica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1975–1996 (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 Jameica 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.