Name Legacy

Jamaica

Recorded 1972–2024 · United States

Jamaica was most popular in 1977, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,496 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,569 people named Jamaica.

Most popular in1977
Rank that year#2,496
Births that year69
Total since 18801,569
Given to98% girls

Jamaica over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jamaica’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamaica a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamaica is a girl’s name — 97.6% of the 1,569 Americans given it were girls and 2.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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 Jamaica

Where Jamaica 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