How Many People Are Named Jamya?
An estimated 5,475 people in the United States have the first name Jamya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Jamya peaked in popularity in 2005 with 435 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamya 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 Jamya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,475
About 1 in 62,604 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2005
435 births
Total Registered
5,548
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamya
Jamya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,548 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamya as a female name
Ranked #4,136 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (435 births)
Jamya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 3,526 babies were registered. Jamya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamya by Decade
How has Jamya 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.
Jamya by State
Birth registrations for Jamya span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Kentucky. On average, about 195 Jamyas were registered per state.
Jamya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamya?
We estimate approximately 5,475 people named Jamya 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 62,604 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamya a common name?
Jamya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,548 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamya most popular?
Jamya reached peak popularity in 2005, when 435 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamya is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamya a female name?
Jamya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamya Smith, Jamya Johnson, Jamya 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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