Girls' name · since 1999
Jamylah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 283 babies named Jamylah, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamylah currently ranks #6717 among girls' names in America, with 283 babies recorded since 1999.
Jamylah has 283 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6717 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #16,414 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,717 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamylah ranks #16,414 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 283 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,414 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,717 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamylah's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Jamylah compares
283 44th percentile among 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
Jamylah's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamylah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jamylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamylah splits its recorded history at 2015: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1999 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamylah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Jamylah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (136 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Jamylah's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Jamylah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (48% of all-time use).
Jamylah by state
Where Jamylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 283 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamylah's data
- Jamylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (103) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Jamylahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Jamylah 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.