Recorded 1976–2014 Girls' name Peak 1983 252 births

Jamielyn — girls' name

252 babies named Jamielyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

252 girls have been named Jamielyn since 1976, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.

252
total births
1976–2014
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Jamielyn was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jamielyn in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamielyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 252 babies named Jamielyn between 1976 and 2014, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamielyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamielyn performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamielyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamielyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamielyn 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 252 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.

Jamielyn at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

252

Since 1976

39 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1976

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jamielyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1976

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 201420072003199819921987198319791976 5

Jamielyn by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
100 births that decade — 40% of Jamielyn's all-time total
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Jamielyn by state

Where Jamielyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamielyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.4%
New York share of Jamielyn's total US births 4.4%

11 of 252 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamielyn?
252 babies have been named Jamielyn since 1976. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Jamielyn most popular?
Jamielyn was most popular in the 1980s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Jamielyn most popular?
The top states for the name Jamielyn are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Jamielyn been used?
Jamielyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 39 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jamielyn?
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, 1976–2014 (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.