Recorded 1959–1993 Girls' name Peak 1964 98 births

Jametta — girls' name

98 babies named Jametta in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s301970s441980s81990s10

The verdict

98 girls have been named Jametta since 1959, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1993.

98
total births
1959–1993
years on record
1970s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jametta was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jametta in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jametta

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Jametta between 1959 and 1993, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jametta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jametta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jametta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jametta 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 98 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.

Jametta at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

98

Since 1959

35 years of records

Peak year

1964

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1959

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1993

Jametta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1959

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1964)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
456789 199319851978197519711969196619621959 6

Jametta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
44 births that decade — 45% of Jametta's all-time total
1950s61960s301970s441980s81990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jametta?
98 babies have been named Jametta since 1959. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1964 with 8 births.
When was Jametta most popular?
Jametta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Jametta been used?
Jametta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 35 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Jametta?
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, 1959–1993 (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.