Jamaya Girl

How popular is Jamaya?

#6,545 girl name in 2025

17 baby girls were named Jamaya in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.

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2,285living people named Jamaya (est.)
19median age of people named Jamaya
2,305babies named Jamaya since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025

Jamaya popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#6,545 for girls (▼ 586 from 2024)
Babies in 202517 girls
10-year trendFalling fast (-59% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,704 in 2015, #4,004 in 2020
Peak year2006 (182 girls)
Highest rank#1,293 in 2006
First recorded1983
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Jamaya counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jamaya family of names ranked #3,547 for girls in 2025 (#3,089 the year before), with 24 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Jamaya 17 71%
Jamayah 7 29%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Jamaya by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1980s12#9,013
1990s233#2,150
2000s1,283#1,293
2010s624#2,202
2020s153#4,004

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Questions

Is Jamaya a boy or girl name?
Jamaya is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jamaya were girls.
How popular is the name Jamaya?
17 baby girls were named Jamaya in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name.
When was Jamaya most popular?
Jamaya peaked in 2006, when 182 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,293 in 2006.
How many people are named Jamaya?
2,305 babies have been named Jamaya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,285 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.