Recorded 1971–2012 Girls' name Peak 1993 1,379 births

Jamika — girls' name

1,379 babies named Jamika in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s2201980s4901990s5792000s802010s10
1990s
Peak decade

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

1993
Single peak year

117 babies were named Jamika in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamika

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,379 babies named Jamika between 1971 and 2012, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 117 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 579 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamika in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamika 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 1,379 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.

Jamika at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,379

Since 1971

42 years of records

Peak year

1993

117 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1971

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jamika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1971

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1993)
117
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Jamika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
579 births that decade — 42% of Jamika's all-time total
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Jamika by state

Where Jamika concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
57 4.1%
#2 Georgia
50 3.6%
#3 California
38 2.8%
#4 North Carolina
29 2.1%
#5 Florida
26 1.9%
#6 Michigan
24 1.7%
#7 Texas
23 1.7%
#8 New York
21 1.5%
Illinois share of Jamika's total US births 4.1%
Even split

57 of 1,379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Jamika appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamika?
1,379 babies have been named Jamika since 1971. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1993 with 117 births.
When was Jamika most popular?
Jamika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 579 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jamika most popular?
The top states for the name Jamika are Illinois (57 births), Georgia (50 births), California (38 births).
How long has the name Jamika been used?
Jamika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 42 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jamika?
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.

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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, 1971–2012 (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.