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Jamesa

100% girls · last recorded 2015

Jamesa has been given to about 293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 286
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Jamesa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time293

How popular is Jamesa?

Its best year was 1990, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 4935th. The typical living American called Jamesa is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Jamesa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Janessa0.85
  2. Vanessa0.73
  3. Vanesa0.75
  4. Jalisa0.70
  5. Jessa0.67
  6. Jimena0.64
  7. Jamila0.64
  8. Jamya0.64

Middle names for Jamesa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Jamesa Rose0.85
  2. Jamesa Louise0.85
  3. Jamesa Pearl0.84
  4. Jamesa Quinn0.84
  5. Jamesa Nell0.84
  6. Jamesa Wren0.83

Sibling names for Jamesa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bethanysister · 0.64
  2. Angelicasister · 0.64
  3. Laceysister · 0.64
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.63
  5. Caseyeither · 0.61
  6. Coreybrother · 0.60

Where Jamesa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Jamesa White0.80
    2. Jamesa Reyes0.80
    3. Jamesa Nguyen0.80
    4. Jamesa Moore0.80
    5. Jamesa Lee0.80
    6. Jamesa Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Jamesa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.