How Many People Are Named Jameka?
An estimated 1,551 people in the United States have the first name Jameka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Jameka peaked in popularity in 1993 with 102 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jameka 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 Jameka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,551
About 1 in 220,989 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1993
102 births
Total Registered
1,631
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jameka
Jameka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,631 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jameka as a female name
Ranked #17,317 in 2016
5 female births in 2016
Peak: 1993 (102 births)
Jameka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jameka span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 664 babies were registered. Jameka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jameka by Decade
How has Jameka 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.
Jameka by State
Birth registrations for Jameka span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, North Carolina, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, South Carolina. On average, about 42 Jamekas were registered per state.
Jameka + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jameka as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jameka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jameka?
We estimate approximately 1,551 people named Jameka 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 220,989 Americans share this first name.
Is Jameka a common name?
Jameka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,631 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jameka most popular?
Jameka reached peak popularity in 1993, when 102 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jameka is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jameka a female name?
Jameka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jameka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jameka Smith, Jameka Johnson, Jameka 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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