Girls' name · since 1994

Jameya

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 197 babies named Jameya, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#19,958 of 72,339
all-time among girls
197
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade

197 girls have been named Jameya since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jameya has 197 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2019.

  • #19,958 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 197 born since 1994
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameya ranks #19,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 197 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.

#19,958 of 72,339
all-time among girls
197
born since 1994
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jameya's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jameya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jameya's full recorded timeline at 2007, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jameya popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2000)
13
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
468101214 19941998200220052008201220152019 7

Jameya by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (106 births, 54% of the file).

2000s was Jameya's strongest decade.

106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Jameya births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 106 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameya?
197 babies have been named Jameya since 1994. All-time, it sits at #19,958 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2000 with 13 births.
Where does Jameya sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameya ranks #19,958 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Jameya go back to 1994, giving 26 years of history 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.

What to do with Jameya's data

  • Jameya's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2010s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jameya

Nearby Names Like Jameya

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jameya

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jameya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jameya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.