Is Jamela a boy or girl name?

Jamela is a girl’s name. Of the 945 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jamela

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Jamela was most popular in 1986, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,301 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 945 people named Jamela.

Jamela over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamela’s peak in 1986. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamela a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamela is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 945 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jamela

Where Jamela 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