How Many People Are Named Jamyah?
An estimated 1,113 people in the United States have the first name Jamyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jamyah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jamyah 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 Jamyah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jamyah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,113
About 1 in 307,955 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2010
87 births
Total Registered
1,126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jamyah
Jamyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,126 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jamyah as a female name
Ranked #12,655 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (87 births)
Jamyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jamyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 573 babies were registered. Jamyah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jamyah by Decade
How has Jamyah 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.
Jamyah by State
Birth registrations for Jamyah span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland. On average, about 22 Jamyahs were registered per state.
Jamyah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamyah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jamyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamyah?
We estimate approximately 1,113 people named Jamyah 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 307,955 Americans share this first name.
Is Jamyah a common name?
Jamyah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jamyah most popular?
Jamyah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jamyah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jamyah a female name?
Jamyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jamyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jamyah Smith, Jamyah Johnson, Jamyah 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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