Name Legacy

Jamaya

Recorded 1983–2025 · United States

Jamaya was most popular in 2006, when 182 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,276 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,305 people named Jamaya.

Most popular in2006
Rank that year#2,276
Births that year182
Total since 18802,305
Given to100% girls

Jamaya over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Jamaya’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamaya a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamaya is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,305 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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.

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Where Jamaya 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