Recorded 1977–2020 Girls' name Peak 1992 152 births

Jamelah — girls' name

152 babies named Jamelah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jamelah was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jamelah in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamelah

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Jamelah between 1977 and 2020, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamelah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamelah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamelah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamelah 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 152 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.

Jamelah at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

152

Since 1977

44 years of records

Peak year

1992

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1977

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jamelah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1977

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1992)
8
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Jamelah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50 births that decade — 33% of Jamelah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamelah?
152 babies have been named Jamelah since 1977. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1992 with 8 births.
When was Jamelah most popular?
Jamelah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Jamelah been used?
Jamelah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 44 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jamelah?
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, 1977–2020 (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.