Girls' name · since 1972
Jameka
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 1,631 babies named Jameka, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,631
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,631 recorded since 1972.
Jameka has 1,631 recorded births among girls since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2016.
- #5,399 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,631 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameka ranks #5,399 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,631 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,399 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,631
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameka's 1,631 recorded births place it above 92.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Jameka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jameka's full recorded timeline at 1992, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2016, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 102 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jameka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2016
- Peak year (1993)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Jameka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (664 births, 41% of the file).
1990s was Jameka's strongest decade.
664 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jameka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 258
1970s
258 births
- 1980s
1980s
561 births
- 1990s
1990s
664 births
- 2000s 136
2000s
136 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 664 births (41% of all-time use).
How Jameka 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 Jameka's total volume
Jameka by state
Where Jameka concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 122 | 7.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 95 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 61 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 52 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 43 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 38 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 33 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 32 | 2.0% |
122 of 1,631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jameka appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jameka's data
- Jameka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (664 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jamekas (122 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jameka: 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 (~44 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, 1972–2016 (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 Jameka 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.