Jamaiya
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- juh-MY-uh
- Origin
- Modern
Jamaiya is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Jamaiya come from?
Modern: modern invented name, Ja- prefix + Maia
Is Jamaiya a girl's or a boy's name?
Jamaiya is a girls' name.
How popular is Jamaiya in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995.
Half of all the girls named Jamaiya in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jamaiya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8,267 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 30 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 25 | #4,938 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
Names like Jamaiya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaliyah, Zaniyah, Aaliyah, Kaliyah, Zaniya, Jamiyah, Jaziyah, Safa, Aziyah, Safiya, Zaiya, Aliya
Names related to Jamaiya
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jamaiya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jamaiya, updated 20 October 2026.