Recorded 1970–1995 Girls' name Peak 1970 22 births

Jamellah — girls' name

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.

1970s61980s111990s5
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.

What the Data Says About Jamellah

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Jamellah between 1970 and 1995, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamellah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamellah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jamellah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamellah 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 22 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.

Jamellah at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

22

Since 1970

26 years of records

Peak year

1970

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1970

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 1995

Jamellah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1970

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1970)
6
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4.555.566.5 1995198419801970 6

Jamellah by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 50% of Jamellah's all-time total
1970s61980s111990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamellah?
22 babies have been named Jamellah since 1970. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1970 with 6 births.
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.

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, 1970–1995 (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.