US rank #4712 Girls' name Peak 2008 3,337 births

Jamiya — #4712 US girls' name

3,337 babies named Jamiya in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s3002000s16682010s11882020s181
#4712
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Jamiya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

268 babies were named Jamiya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamiya

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,337 babies named Jamiya between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamiya currently holds the #4712 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 268 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamiya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamiya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 370 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamiya in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamiya 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 3,337 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.

Jamiya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,337

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2008

268 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,712

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamiya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
268
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Jamiya by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,668 births that decade — 50% of Jamiya's all-time total
1990s3002000s16682010s11882020s181

Jamiya by state

Where Jamiya concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamiya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
370 11.1%
#2 Florida
243 7.3%
#3 Alabama
227 6.8%
#4 Mississippi
224 6.7%
#5 North Carolina
215 6.4%
#6 Illinois
175 5.2%
#7 Texas
167 5.0%
#8 Tennessee
145 4.3%
Georgia share of Jamiya's total US births 11.1%
Even split

370 of 3,337 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Jamiya appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamiya?
3,337 babies have been named Jamiya since 1990. It currently ranks #4712 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 268 births.
When was Jamiya most popular?
Jamiya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,668 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jamiya most popular?
The top states for the name Jamiya are Georgia (370 births), Florida (243 births), Alabama (227 births).
How long has the name Jamiya been used?
Jamiya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamiya?
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, 1990–2024 (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.