Recorded 1994–2019 Girls' name Peak 2000 197 births

Jameya — girls' name

197 babies named Jameya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s1062010s65

The verdict

197 girls have been named Jameya since 1994, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

197
total births
1994–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
54%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Jameya was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jameya in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameya

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Jameya between 1994 and 2019, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jameya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jameya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameya 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 197 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.

Jameya at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

197

Since 1994

26 years of records

Peak year

2000

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1994

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2019

Jameya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1994

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 20192015201220082005200219981994 6

Jameya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
106 births that decade — 54% of Jameya's all-time total
1990s262000s1062010s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameya?
197 babies have been named Jameya since 1994. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
When was Jameya most popular?
Jameya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Jameya been used?
Jameya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 26 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Jameya?
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, 1994–2019 (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.