Recorded 1992–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 89 births

Jamerica — girls' name

89 babies named Jamerica in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s322000s57
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Jamerica was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jamerica in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamerica

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Jamerica between 1992 and 2009, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamerica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamerica performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamerica shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamerica 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 89 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.

Jamerica at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

89

Since 1992

18 years of records

Peak year

1998

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1992

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2009

Jamerica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1992

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
9
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Jamerica by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
57 births that decade — 64% of Jamerica's all-time total
1990s322000s57

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamerica?
89 babies have been named Jamerica since 1992. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 9 births.
When was Jamerica most popular?
Jamerica was most popular in the 2000s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Jamerica been used?
Jamerica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 18 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Jamerica?
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, 1992–2009 (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.