Girls' name · since 1976

Jamekia

258 babies named Jamekia in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,296 of 72,339
all-time among girls
258
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade

Jamekia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 258 recorded since 1976.

Jamekia has 258 recorded births among girls since 1976, 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 1976 to 2002.

  • #17,296 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 258 born since 1976
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamekia ranks #17,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 258 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.

#17,296 of 72,339
all-time among girls
258
born since 1976
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamekia's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jamekia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jamekia's SSA record in two at 1988 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jamekia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2002

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1993)
22
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
0510152025 197619791982198519881991199419972002 5

Jamekia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (111 births, 43% of the file).

1990s was Jamekia's strongest decade.

111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Jamekia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 111 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamekia?
Jamekia has been given to 258 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,296 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2002. 22 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
Where does Jamekia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamekia ranks #17,296 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jamekia most popular?
Jamekia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Jamekia been used?
The SSA has tracked Jamekia since 1976 -- 27 years through the most recent 2002 data.
What names are similar to Jamekia?
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.

What to do with Jamekia's data

  • Jamekia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (111 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- 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.

Keep exploring Jamekia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jamekia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1976–2002 (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 Jamekia 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.