Recorded 1945–1974 Girls' name Peak 1968 89 births

Jamesina — girls' name

89 babies named Jamesina in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s191960s601970s5
1960s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jamesina was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jamesina in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamesina

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Jamesina between 1945 and 1974, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamesina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamesina performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamesina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamesina 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.

Jamesina at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

89

Since 1945

30 years of records

Peak year

1968

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1945

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1974

Jamesina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1945

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1968)
13
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 1974196819661963196119581945 5

Jamesina by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
60 births that decade — 67% of Jamesina's all-time total
1940s51950s191960s601970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamesina?
89 babies have been named Jamesina since 1945. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1968 with 13 births.
When was Jamesina most popular?
Jamesina was most popular in the 1960s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
How long has the name Jamesina been used?
Jamesina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 30 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Jamesina?
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, 1945–1974 (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.