How Many People Are Named Jamia?
An estimated 4,345 people in the United States have the first name Jamia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Jamia peaked in popularity in 2003 with 227 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamia 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 Jamia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,345
About 1 in 78,885 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2003
227 births
Total Registered
4,465
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamia
Jamia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,465 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Jamia as a male name
Ranked #10,107 in 2003
6 male births in 2003
Peak: 2003 (6 births)
Jamia as a female name
Ranked #4,228 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (221 births)
Jamia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamia span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,752 babies were registered. Jamia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamia by Decade
How has Jamia 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.
Jamia by State
Birth registrations for Jamia span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Nebraska, Kentucky, Missouri. On average, about 111 Jamias were registered per state.
Jamia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jamia
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jamia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamia?
We estimate approximately 4,345 people named Jamia 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 78,885 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamia a common name?
Jamia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,465 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamia most popular?
Jamia reached peak popularity in 2003, when 227 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamia is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamia a female name?
Jamia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamia Smith, Jamia Johnson, Jamia 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me