Is Jamiah a boy or girl name?

Jamiah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 2,815 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.4% were girls and 12.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1992, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Jamiah

Recorded 1981–2025 · United States

Jamiah was most popular in 2003, when 180 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,085 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,815 people named Jamiah.

Jamiah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jamiah’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jamiah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jamiah is mostly a girl’s name — 87.4% of the 2,815 Americans given it were girls and 12.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1992 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% 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 Jamiah

Where Jamiah 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