Recorded 1975–2023 Girls' name Peak 1986 138 births

Jameila — girls' name

138 babies named Jameila in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s311990s322000s242010s212020s20
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Jameila was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jameila in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameila

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Jameila between 1975 and 2023, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameila currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameila performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jameila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameila 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 138 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.

Jameila at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

138

Since 1975

49 years of records

Peak year

1986

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1975

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jameila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1975

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Jameila by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 23% of Jameila's all-time total
1970s101980s311990s322000s242010s212020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameila?
138 babies have been named Jameila since 1975. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1986 with 8 births.
When was Jameila most popular?
Jameila was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jameila been used?
Jameila has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 49 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jameila?
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, 1975–2023 (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.