Total births
149
US rank #9156 Boys' name Peak 1980 149 births
Juma — #9156 US boys' name
149 babies named Juma in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#9156
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 36% of names given to boys today.
1970s
Peak decade
34% of everyone ever named Juma was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
11 babies were named Juma in 1980 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Juma
The Social Security Administration has registered 149 babies named Juma between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Juma currently holds the #9156 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Juma performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Juma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Juma 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 149 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.
Juma at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1980
Current rank
#9,156
Active since
1973
Juma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973
- Peak year (1980)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
Juma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 50 births that decade — 34% of Juma's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Juma? ▼
149 babies have been named Juma since 1973. It currently ranks #9156 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 11 births.
When was Juma most popular? ▼
Juma was most popular in the 1970s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Juma been used? ▼
Juma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Juma? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jumar, Jumaane, Jumari, Jumal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Juma
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Jumaane Boy
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Jumari Boy
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Jumal Boy
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Jumarion Boy
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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, 1973–2024 (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.