Girls' name · since 1978
Jamieka
54 babies named Jamieka in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamieka sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Jamieka recorded 54 times among girls since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1995.
- #34,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamieka ranks #34,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #34,094 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamieka's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamieka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamieka's full recorded timeline at 1982, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamieka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1995
- Peak year (1978)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jamieka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 39% of the file).
1980s was Jamieka's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jamieka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Jamieka's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 1990s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamieka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1978–1995 (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 Jamieka 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.