Girls' name · since 1995

Jamyah

Jamyah has 1,133 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6,873 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,417 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,133
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade

Jamyah currently ranks #12417 among girls' names in America, with 1,133 babies recorded since 1995.

Social Security Administration records show Jamyah recorded 1,133 times among girls since 1995, holding rank #12417 nationally today, ahead of 28% 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 1995 to 2025.

  • #6,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #12,417 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,133 born since 1995
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamyah ranks #6,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,417 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,133 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.

#6,873 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#12,417 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,133
born since 1995
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%28.2%
Jamyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamyah's 1,133 recorded births place it above 90.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

16 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Jamyah compares

1,133 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Jamyah's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jamyah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,133 376 567,345
Peak-year births 87 21 19,840

Jamyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jamyah's full recorded timeline at 2010, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 87 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jamyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
87
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
020406080100 199519992003200720112015201920232025 7

Jamyah by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (573 births, 51% of the file).

2000s was Jamyah's strongest decade.

573 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Jamyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 573 births (51% of all-time use).

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

How Jamyah 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 Jamyah's total volume

Jamyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 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 -36, 9.8%-133, 6.1%-64, 6.1%-43, 8.8%-26, 8.2%-36, 4.5%-31, 11%-46, 11.5%-22, 7.1%-61, 7.7%-44, 4.7%-38, 5%-28, 13.8%-40, 5.5%-80, 3.2%Jamyah-31, 7.7%Jamyah
Jamyah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jamyah by state

Where Jamyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jamyah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
53 4.7%
#2 Florida
49 4.3%
#3 Illinois
37 3.3%
#4 Tennessee
37 3.3%
#5 Texas
34 3.0%
#6 Alabama
29 2.6%
#7 Ohio
23 2.0%
#8 Virginia
20 1.8%
Georgia share of Jamyah's total US births 4.7%
Even split

53 of 1,133 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Jamyah appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamyah?
1,133 babies have been named Jamyah since 1995. All-time, it sits at #6,873 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,417 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 87 births.
Where does Jamyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamyah ranks #6,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,417 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 Jamyah most popular?
Jamyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 573 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jamyah most popular?
The top states for the name Jamyah are Georgia (53 births), Florida (49 births), Illinois (37 births).
How long has the name Jamyah been used?
Records for Jamyah go back to 1995, giving 31 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jamyah?
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 Jamyah's data

  • Jamyah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (573 total births); usage has since declined to 94 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Jamyahs (53 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 Jamyah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jamyah: 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, 1995–2025 (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 Jamyah 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.