Girls' name · since 1991
Jamya
Jamya has 5,576 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2005 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,821 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,576
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
5,576 babies have been named Jamya since 1991, making it today's #4821 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamya recorded 5,576 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #4821 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #2,389 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,821 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,576 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamya ranks #2,389 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,821 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,576 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,389 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,821 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,576
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamya's 5,576 recorded births place it above 96.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Jamya compares
5,576 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Jamya's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,576 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 435 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamya's full recorded timeline at 2009, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 435 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 435
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Jamya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,526 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Jamya's strongest decade.
3,526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Jamya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 296
1990s
296 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,526 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,503 births
- 2020s 251
2020s
251 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,526 births (63% of all-time use).
How Jamya 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 Jamya's total volume
Jamya by state
Where Jamya concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 516 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 439 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 386 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 369 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 354 | 6.3% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 318 | 5.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 312 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 289 | 5.2% |
516 of 5,576 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Jamya appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamya's data
- Jamya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (3,526 total births); usage has since declined to 251 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Jamyas (516 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Jamya 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.