Feminine dossier · first seen 1972

Jamaica

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1977

Peak era

1977

Peak births

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Gen X

Quick answers about Jamaica

An estimated 1,476 living Americans are named Jamaica.

Jamaica fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Jamaica is approximately 34 years, with most bearers falling between 26 and 44 years old.

Not especially. Jamaica has been declining since its 1977 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

1972Peak 19772025

Peak year

1977

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

1,532

Jamaica last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 1,532 American girls received the name.

Jamaica peaked in 1977, when 61 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 1,532 Americans named Jamaica since 1972.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1977

Living profile

1,496

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age34

Core range26–44

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Decline

A name with a broad middle and a downward recent trajectory.