Girls' name · since 1994

Jamiyah

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 3,721 babies named Jamiyah, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,496 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,721
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

Jamiyah currently ranks #3496 among girls' names in America, with 3,721 babies recorded since 1994.

Jamiyah has 3,721 recorded births among girls since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3496 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.

  • #3,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,496 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,721 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiyah ranks #3,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,721 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,124 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,496 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,721
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%79.7%
Jamiyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jamiyah's 3,721 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

24 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Jamiyah compares

3,721 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jamiyah's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jamiyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,721 376 567,345
Peak-year births 249 21 19,840

Jamiyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jamiyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 249 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jamiyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
249
Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
0100200300 199419992003200720112015201920232025 44

Jamiyah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,726 births, 46% of the file).

2010s was Jamiyah's strongest decade.

1,726 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Jamiyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,726 births (46% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jamiyah compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jamiyah's total volume

Jamiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -32, 10.9%-51, 6.4%-113, 3%-43, 8.1%-113, 5.9%-36, 6.2%-108, 3.8%-75, 5.2%-39, 6.4%-122, 5.3%-130, 3.8%-84, 2.2%-58, 4.4%-125, 6.6%-49, 6%Jamiyah-32, 6.7%Jamiyah
Jamiyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jamiyah by state

Where Jamiyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamiyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
350 9.4%
#2 Florida
347 9.3%
#3 Illinois
239 6.4%
#4 Texas
234 6.3%
#5 North Carolina
222 6.0%
#6 Mississippi
196 5.3%
#7 Alabama
161 4.3%
#8 Tennessee
148 4.0%
Georgia share of Jamiyah's total US births 9.4%
Even split

350 of 3,721 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Jamiyah appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamiyah?
3,721 babies have been named Jamiyah since 1994. All-time, it sits at #3,124 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,496 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 249 births.
Where does Jamiyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiyah ranks #3,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,496 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jamiyah most popular?
Jamiyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,726 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jamiyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jamiyah are Georgia (350 births), Florida (347 births), Illinois (239 births).
How long has the name Jamiyah been used?
The SSA has tracked Jamiyah since 1994 -- 32 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jamiyah?
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.

What to do with Jamiyah's data

  • Jamiyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,726 total births); usage has since declined to 454 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Jamiyahs (350 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jamiyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jamiyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1994–2025 (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 Jamiyah 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.