How Many People Are Named Jama?
An estimated 1,351 people in the United States have the first name Jama. It is predominantly female (93.9%). The average bearer is 53 years old, and Jama peaked in popularity in 1961 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,351
About 1 in 253,704 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
93.9% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1961
54 births
Total Registered
1,653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jama
Jama is predominantly female (93.9%), though 101 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jama as a male name
Ranked #13,135 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 2017 (9 births)
Jama as a female name
Ranked #15,269 in 2005
6 female births in 2005
Peak: 1961 (54 births)
Jama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jama span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 429 babies were registered. Jama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jama by Decade
How has Jama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jama by State
Birth registrations for Jama span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois. The lowest are in Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee. On average, about 132 Jamas were registered per state.
Jama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jama
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jama?
We estimate approximately 1,351 people named Jama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 253,704 Americans share this first name.
Is Jama a common name?
Jama is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jama most popular?
Jama reached peak popularity in 1961, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jama is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jama a female name?
Jama is predominantly female. 93.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jama Smith, Jama Johnson, Jama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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