Girls' name · since 1954
Jamia
Jamia has 4,498 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,794 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,498
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamia currently ranks #3794 among girls' names in America, with 4,498 babies recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamia has been recorded 4,498 times among girls since 1954, currently ranked #3794 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.
- #2,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,794 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,498 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamia ranks #2,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,794 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,498 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,794 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,498
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamia's 4,498 recorded births place it above 96.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Jamia compares
4,498 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamia's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,498 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 221 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamia splits its recorded history at 1992: 83% of all births land in the more recent half, 17% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1954 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 221 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 221
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Jamia popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2003 (Jamia as boys' name)
Jamia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,746 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jamia's strongest decade.
1,746 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jamia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 26
1950s
26 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 164
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 413
1980s
413 births
- 1990s
1990s
975 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,746 births
- 2010s
2010s
812 births
- 2020s 304
2020s
304 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,746 births (39% of all-time use).
How Jamia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamia's total volume
Jamia by state
Where Jamia concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 294 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 278 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 274 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Florida | | 265 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 153 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 149 | 3.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 149 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Maryland | | 120 | 2.7% |
294 of 4,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Jamia appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamia's data
- Jamia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,746 total births); usage has since declined to 304 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Jamias (294 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~71 yrs)
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, 1954–2025 (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 Jamia 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.