Recorded 1977–2012 Girls' name Peak 1985 231 births

Jamilee — girls' name

231 babies named Jamilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s931990s602000s572010s5

The verdict

231 girls have been named Jamilee since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2012.

231
total births
1977–2012
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

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

1985
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jamilee in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 231 babies named Jamilee between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamilee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamilee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamilee 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 231 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.

Jamilee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

231

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1985

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jamilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1985)
16
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Jamilee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
93 births that decade — 40% of Jamilee's all-time total
1970s161980s931990s602000s572010s5

Jamilee by state

Where Jamilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.2%
California share of Jamilee's total US births 2.2%

5 of 231 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamilee?
231 babies have been named Jamilee since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1985 with 16 births.
When was Jamilee most popular?
Jamilee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Jamilee most popular?
The top states for the name Jamilee are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jamilee been used?
Jamilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jamilee?
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, 1977–2012 (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.