Girls' name · since 1977
Jamilee
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Jamilee, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
231 girls have been named Jamilee since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamilee recorded 231 times among girls since 1977, 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 1977 to 2012.
- #18,360 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 231 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamilee ranks #18,360 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,360 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamilee's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jamilee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamilee's full recorded timeline at 1994, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamilee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2012
- Peak year (1985)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jamilee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (93 births, 40% of the file).
1980s was Jamilee's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Jamilee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
60 births
- 2000s
2000s
57 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 93 births (40% of all-time use).
Jamilee by state
Where Jamilee concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 231 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamilee's data
- Jamilee's decade-level peak was the 1980s (93 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamilees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamilee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1977–2012 (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 Jamilee 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.