girl's name

Jamala

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 103

Jamala is a girl's name. In 2001 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1979, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.

Jamala over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2001, not a full ten years.

61
'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Jamala by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 61
1980s 32
1990s 5
2000s (to 2001) 5

How popular is Jamala?

In 2001, Jamala was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Jamala

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Jamala also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jamala over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Jamala

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jamala — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jamala

How popular is the name Jamala?

In 2001, Jamala was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Jamala a girl's or a boy's name?

Jamala is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Jamala most popular?

Jamala peaked in 1979, when 12 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.