Name Legacy

Jama

Recorded 1918–2022 · United States

Jama was most popular in 1961, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,481 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,653 people named Jama.

Most popular in1961
Rank that year#2,481
Births that year54
Total since 18801,653
Given to94% girls

Jama over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jama’s peak in 1961. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jama is mostly a girl’s name — 93.9% of the 1,653 Americans given it were girls and 6.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jama

Where Jama is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org