Recorded 1963–2022 Girls' name Peak 1988 463 births

Jamella — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s911980s1451990s1212000s482010s482020s5
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jamella was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

21 babies were named Jamella in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamella

The Social Security Administration has registered 463 babies named Jamella between 1963 and 2022, spanning 60 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamella performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jamella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 31 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamella 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 463 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.

Jamella at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

463

Since 1963

60 years of records

Peak year

1988

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1963

Recorded for 60 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jamella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1963

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1988)
21
Annual births at peak — across 60 years of records
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Jamella by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
145 births that decade — 31% of Jamella's all-time total
1960s51970s911980s1451990s1212000s482010s482020s5

Jamella by state

Where Jamella concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
31 6.7%
New York share of Jamella's total US births 6.7%

31 of 463 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamella?
463 babies have been named Jamella since 1963. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1988 with 21 births.
When was Jamella most popular?
Jamella was most popular in the 1980s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Jamella most popular?
The top states for the name Jamella are New York (31 births).
How long has the name Jamella been used?
Jamella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 60 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jamella?
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, 1963–2022 (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.