Girls' name · since 1957
Jamela
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 945 babies named Jamela, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamela is the #12116 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 945 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamela has been recorded 945 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #12116 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #7,817 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,116 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 945 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamela ranks #7,817 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,116 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 945 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,817 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,116 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 945
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamela's 945 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jamela compares
945 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamela's all-time total is 151% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 945 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamela splits its recorded history at 1995: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Jamela by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (259 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jamela's strongest decade.
259 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jamela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
235 births
- 1990s
1990s
259 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s 69
2010s
69 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 259 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jamela 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 Jamela's total volume
Jamela by state
Where Jamela concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 52 | 5.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 50 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.5% |
52 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamela's data
- Jamela's decade-level peak was the 1990s (259 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamelas (52 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Jamela 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.