Unisex name · since 1982
Jamiah
Jamiah has 2,460 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamiah is the #5622 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 2,460 recorded since 1982.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiah has been recorded 2,460 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #5622 nationally and more common than 67% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #4,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,622 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,460 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiah ranks #4,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,622 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,460 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamiah's 2,460 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jamiah compares
2,460 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Jamiah's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,460 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 164 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamiah's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 164, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamiah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 164
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jamiah popularity over time - boys
355 total births recorded since 1981 (Jamiah as boys' name)
Jamiah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,227 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Jamiah's strongest decade.
1,227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Jamiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,227 births
- 2010s
2010s
765 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,227 births (50% of all-time use).
How Jamiah 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 Jamiah's total volume
Jamiah by state
Where Jamiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 224 | 9.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 195 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 121 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 117 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 108 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 79 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 77 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 77 | 3.1% |
224 of 2,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Jamiah appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamiah's data
- Jamiah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,227 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Jamiahs (224 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jamiah: 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 (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jamiah 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.