US rank #6034 Girls' name Peak 2011 714 births

Jamyla — #6034 US girls' name

714 babies named Jamyla in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s71990s202000s2312010s3282020s128
#6034
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jamyla was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

43 babies were named Jamyla in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamyla

The Social Security Administration has registered 714 babies named Jamyla between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamyla currently holds the #6034 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamyla performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 328 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamyla shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Jamyla in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamyla 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 714 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.

Jamyla at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

714

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2011

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,034

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jamyla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
43
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001986 7

Jamyla by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
328 births that decade — 46% of Jamyla's all-time total
1980s71990s202000s2312010s3282020s128

Jamyla by state

Where Jamyla concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Jamyla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
67 9.4%
#2 Illinois
42 5.9%
#3 Ohio
23 3.2%
#4 Mississippi
15 2.1%
#5 Indiana
11 1.5%
#6 Missouri
6 0.8%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.7%
Florida share of Jamyla's total US births 9.4%
Even split

67 of 714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamyla?
714 babies have been named Jamyla since 1986. It currently ranks #6034 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 43 births.
When was Jamyla most popular?
Jamyla was most popular in the 2010s decade with 328 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Jamyla most popular?
The top states for the name Jamyla are Florida (67 births), Illinois (42 births), Ohio (23 births).
How long has the name Jamyla been used?
Jamyla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jamyla?
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.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.