Recorded 1970–2015 Girls' name Peak 1990 293 births

Jamesa — girls' name

293 babies named Jamesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s451980s871990s1272000s242010s10
1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Jamesa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jamesa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 293 babies named Jamesa between 1970 and 2015, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 127 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamesa 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 293 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.

Jamesa at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

293

Since 1970

46 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1970

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2015

Jamesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1970

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 201520011997199319891985198019761970 9

Jamesa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
127 births that decade — 43% of Jamesa's all-time total
1970s451980s871990s1272000s242010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamesa?
293 babies have been named Jamesa since 1970. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Jamesa most popular?
Jamesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 127 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Jamesa been used?
Jamesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 46 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Jamesa?
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, 1970–2015 (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.