Jamya
Jamya was the 4809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 641st with 435 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,095 places. More babies were named Jamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,809 girls, down 1,899 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005435 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,576babies recorded
Jamya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #4,809 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,910 | 56 |
| 2010 | #951 | 269 |
| 2000 | #1,031 | 204 |
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How popular is Jamya, counting every spelling?
Jamya is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamya | 28 | #4,809 | 195 |
| Jamyah | 7 | #12,450 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jamya?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jamya (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jamya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jamya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jamya?
About 5,500 people born in the US named Jamya are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 15 and 23. That makes Jamya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jamya by state
How common Jamya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (1.9×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jamya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jamya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jamya
How popular is the name Jamya?
Jamya was the 4809th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 641st with 435 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,095 places. More babies were named Jamya in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jamya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jamya in the US.
Where is Jamya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jamya was most common in Mississippi (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Illinois.