Recorded 1971–2006 Girls' name Peak 1979 801 births

Jamica — girls' name

801 babies named Jamica in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2181980s3341990s2332000s16
1980s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Jamica was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

46 babies were named Jamica in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamica

The Social Security Administration has registered 801 babies named Jamica between 1971 and 2006, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamica performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 334 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamica shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamica in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamica 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 801 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.

Jamica at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

801

Since 1971

36 years of records

Peak year

1979

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1971

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2006

Jamica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1971

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1979)
46
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 200619981994199019861982197819741971 5

Jamica by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
334 births that decade — 42% of Jamica's all-time total
1970s2181980s3341990s2332000s16

Jamica by state

Where Jamica concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jamica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 2.2%
#2 Illinois
10 1.2%
#3 Tennessee
10 1.2%
#4 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Jamica's total US births 2.2%
Even split

18 of 801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamica?
801 babies have been named Jamica since 1971. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1979 with 46 births.
When was Jamica most popular?
Jamica was most popular in the 1980s decade with 334 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Jamica most popular?
The top states for the name Jamica are California (18 births), Illinois (10 births), Tennessee (10 births).
How long has the name Jamica been used?
Jamica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 36 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Jamica?
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, 1971–2006 (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.