Recorded 1978–2007 Girls' name Peak 1999 246 births

Jamonica — girls' name

246 babies named Jamonica in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s511990s1372000s46

The verdict

246 girls have been named Jamonica since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

246
total births
1978–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jamonica was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

25 babies were named Jamonica in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamonica

The Social Security Administration has registered 246 babies named Jamonica between 1978 and 2007, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamonica currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamonica performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamonica shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamonica in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamonica 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 246 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.

Jamonica at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

246

Since 1978

30 years of records

Peak year

1999

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1978

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2007

Jamonica popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1978

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
25
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
051015202530 20072002199819941990198419791978 5

Jamonica by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
137 births that decade — 56% of Jamonica's all-time total
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Jamonica by state

Where Jamonica concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jamonica
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 2.0%
#2 Georgia
5 2.0%
#3 North Carolina
5 2.0%
Alabama share of Jamonica's total US births 2.0%
Even split

5 of 246 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamonica?
246 babies have been named Jamonica since 1978. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1999 with 25 births.
When was Jamonica most popular?
Jamonica was most popular in the 1990s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Jamonica most popular?
The top states for the name Jamonica are Alabama (5 births), Georgia (5 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jamonica been used?
Jamonica has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 30 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jamonica?
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, 1978–2007 (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.