Jama
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAH-mah
- Origin
- Arabic
Jama is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “one who gathers or unites”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jama mean?
Arabic: Somali spelling of Jaamac, from Arabic jami'
“one who gathers or unites”
A common Somali spelling of Jaamac, which comes from the Arabic word jami', meaning gathering or uniting.
Is Jama a girl's or a boy's name?
Jama is a boys' name.
How popular is Jama in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 4 boys.
Jama in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Jama in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Jama in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jama in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
Names like Jama
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jenson, Ali, Luca, Jaxon, Ezra, Abdul, Albie, Theo, Hudson, Alfie, Jonah, Jacob
Names related to Jama
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jama: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jama, updated 20 October 2026.