Jemeka — girls' name
73 babies named Jemeka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
73 girls have been named Jemeka since 1973, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1995.
- 73
- total births
- 1973–1995
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
41% of everyone ever named Jemeka was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Jemeka in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jemeka
The Social Security Administration has registered 73 babies named Jemeka between 1973 and 1995, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jemeka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jemeka performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jemeka shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jemeka 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 73 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.
Jemeka at a glance
Last recorded 1995Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jemeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1973
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1995.
73 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 13 births in a single year.
Jemeka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 30 births that decade — 41% of Jemeka's all-time total
Jemeka decade highlights
- Peak decade 30 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Jemeka's strongest decade
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 41% of all-time use.
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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, 1973–1995 (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.