Total births
22
Girls' name · since 1970
Jamellah
22 babies named Jamellah in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 22
- total births
- 1970–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Jamellah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 22 recorded since 1970.
Jamellah has 22 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1995.
- 22 total births
- 1970–1995 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
22 girls have been named Jamellah since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.
- 22
- total births
- 1970–1995
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Jamellah was born in this single decade.
1970
Single peak year
6 babies were named Jamellah in 1970 - its busiest year on record.
Jamellah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamellah's full recorded timeline at 1984, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamellah at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
1970
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1970
Jamellah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1995
- Peak year (1970)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Jamellah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jamellah's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jamellah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jamellah? ▼
Jamellah has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 6 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
When was Jamellah most popular? ▼
Jamellah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Jamellah been used? ▼
Jamellah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 26 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Jamellah? ▼
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 Jamellah's data
- Jamellah's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jamellah
Nearby Names Like Jamellah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jamellah
Jamie Girl
#718 270,936 births
James Girl
#2588 23,882 births
Jami Girl
#9652 21,473 births
Jamila Girl
#1557 8,322 births
Jamya Girl
#4168 5,576 births
Compare Jamellah side by side: Jamellah vs Jamie Jamellah vs James Jamellah vs Jami
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1970–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jamellah: Baby Name Since 1970 - 22 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jamellah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jamellah 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 July 2026.