Girls' name · since 1973
Jemeka
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Jemeka, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 73
- total births
- 1973–1995
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
Jemeka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 73 have been recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Jemeka recorded 73 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1995.
- 73 total births
- 1973–1995 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jemeka's 73 recorded births place it above 58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jemeka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jemeka splits its recorded history at 1983: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jemeka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1995
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Jemeka by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jemeka's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Jemeka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 30 births (41% of all-time use).
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- Jemeka's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1990s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1973–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jemeka: Baby Name Since 1973 - 73 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jemeka. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jemeka 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 July 2026.