Is Jamelia a boy or girl name?

Jamelia is a girl’s name. Of the 930 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jamelia

Recorded 1974–2025 · United States

Jamelia was most popular in 1987, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,025 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 930 people named Jamelia.

Jamelia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamelia’s peak in 1987. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamelia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamelia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 930 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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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org