Girls' name · since 1986
Jamyla
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 744 babies named Jamyla, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
744 babies have been named Jamyla since 1986, making it today's #4924 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamyla recorded 744 times among girls since 1986, holding rank #4924 nationally today, ahead of 72% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #9,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,924 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 744 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamyla ranks #9,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,924 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 744 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,924 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 744
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamyla's 744 recorded births place it above 87.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Jamyla compares
744 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Jamyla's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 744 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamyla's full recorded timeline at 2011, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jamyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (329 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Jamyla's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Jamyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
329 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 329 births (44% of all-time use).
How Jamyla 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 Jamyla's total volume
Jamyla by state
Where Jamyla concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 67 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 42 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 24 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 15 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 11 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.7% |
67 of 744 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamyla's data
- Jamyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (329 total births) through the 2020s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Jamylas (67 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Jamyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Jamyla 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.