Recorded 1972–1996 Girls' name Peak 1989 366 births

Jasma — girls' name

366 babies named Jasma in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s2061990s141
1980s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jasma was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

42 babies were named Jasma in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jasma

The Social Security Administration has registered 366 babies named Jasma between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jasma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 42 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jasma performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jasma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Jasma in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jasma 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 366 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.

Jasma at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

366

Since 1972

25 years of records

Peak year

1989

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1972

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1996

Jasma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1989)
42
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
01020304050 1996199319901987198419801972 6

Jasma by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
206 births that decade — 56% of Jasma's all-time total
1970s191980s2061990s141

Jasma by state

Where Jasma concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jasma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
24 6.6%
#2 Illinois
13 3.6%
#3 Georgia
7 1.9%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.4%
Texas share of Jasma's total US births 6.6%
Even split

24 of 366 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jasma?
366 babies have been named Jasma since 1972. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1989 with 42 births.
When was Jasma most popular?
Jasma was most popular in the 1980s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jasma most popular?
The top states for the name Jasma are Texas (24 births), Illinois (13 births), Georgia (7 births).
How long has the name Jasma been used?
Jasma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 25 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Jasma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jasmine, Jasmin, Jasmyn, Jason, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1972–1996 (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.