Recorded 1972–1990 Girls' name Peak 1977 56 births

Jamita — girls' name

56 babies named Jamita in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s271990s5

The verdict

56 girls have been named Jamita since 1972, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.

56
total births
1972–1990
years on record
1980s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Jamita was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jamita in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamita

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Jamita between 1972 and 1990, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jamita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamita 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 56 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.

Jamita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

56

Since 1972

19 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1972

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1990

Jamita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1972

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Jamita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
27 births that decade — 48% of Jamita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamita?
56 babies have been named Jamita since 1972. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Jamita most popular?
Jamita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Jamita been used?
Jamita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 19 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Jamita?
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, 1972–1990 (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.