Recorded 1978–2003 Girls' name Peak 1995 265 births

Jameika — girls' name

265 babies named Jameika in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s1081990s1282000s10
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jameika was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jameika in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameika

The Social Security Administration has registered 265 babies named Jameika between 1978 and 2003, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jameika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jameika in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameika 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 265 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.

Jameika at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

265

Since 1978

26 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1978

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2003

Jameika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1978

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
0510152025 20031996199319901987198419811978 7

Jameika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
128 births that decade — 48% of Jameika's all-time total
1970s191980s1081990s1282000s10

Jameika by state

Where Jameika concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jameika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
6 2.3%
#2 California
5 1.9%
North Carolina share of Jameika's total US births 2.3%
Even split

6 of 265 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameika?
265 babies have been named Jameika since 1978. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
When was Jameika most popular?
Jameika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Jameika most popular?
The top states for the name Jameika are North Carolina (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Jameika been used?
Jameika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 26 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Jameika?
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, 1978–2003 (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.