Recorded 1972–2016 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,631 births

Jameka — girls' name

1,631 babies named Jameka 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.

1970s2581980s5611990s6642000s1362010s12
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jameka was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

102 babies were named Jameka in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameka

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,631 babies named Jameka between 1972 and 2016, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameka performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 664 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jameka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 122 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jameka in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameka 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 1,631 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.

Jameka at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

1,631

Since 1972

45 years of records

Peak year

1993

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1972

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jameka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1972

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1993)
102
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Jameka by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
664 births that decade — 41% of Jameka's all-time total
1970s2581980s5611990s6642000s1362010s12

Jameka by state

Where Jameka concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jameka
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%
Georgia share of Jameka's total US births 7.5%
Even split

122 of 1,631 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jameka appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameka?
1,631 babies have been named Jameka since 1972. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1993 with 102 births.
When was Jameka most popular?
Jameka was most popular in the 1990s decade with 664 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jameka most popular?
The top states for the name Jameka are Georgia (122 births), North Carolina (95 births), Florida (61 births).
How long has the name Jameka been used?
Jameka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 45 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jameka?
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.

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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, 1972–2016 (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.