Girls' name · since 1963
Jamella
463 babies named Jamella in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamella is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 463 have been recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamella has been recorded 463 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2022.
- #12,413 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 463 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamella ranks #12,413 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 463 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,413 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 463
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamella's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jamella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamella splits its recorded history at 1992: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2022
- Peak year (1988)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Jamella by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (145 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jamella's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jamella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 145 births (31% of all-time use).
Jamella by state
Where Jamella concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 31 | 6.7% |
31 of 463 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamella's data
- Jamella's decade-level peak was the 1980s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamellas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1963–2022 (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 Jamella 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.