Girls' name · since 1982
Jamera
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Jamera, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamera is the #12264 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 402 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamera has been recorded 402 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #12264 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #13,469 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,264 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamera ranks #13,469 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,264 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 402 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,469 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamera's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
How Jamera compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamera's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamera | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamera's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Currently ranks #12264 among girls.
402 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 24 births in a single year.
Jamera by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Jamera's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jamera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (41% of all-time use).
Jamera decade highlights
- Peak decade 165 births
- Runner-up 113 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Jamera by state
Where Jamera concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Maryland 1.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 1.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Maryland accounts for 1.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Jamera's data
- Jamera's decade-level peak was the 2000s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Jameras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland 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 Jamera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jamera 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.
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