Jamekia
A feminine given name of unknown origin and meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 245 living Americans carry the first name Jamekia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jamekia today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jamekia births was 1993 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jamekia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
245
~ 1 in 1,398,997 Americans
Peak year
1993
22 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2002 SSA rank
#16,516
Tracked since 1976
Census
Jamekia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 243 people with the first name Jamekia, which placed it at #33,857 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,857
National first-name rank
People counted
243
243 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
95.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jamekia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamekia is Black at 95.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.6%) and White (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jamekia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jamekia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American95.1% · 231
- Two or more races1.6% · 4
- White1.2% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Jamekia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jamekia from the 1970s through to the 2000s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 111 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jamekia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jamekia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jamekia
The name Jamekia is a modern, invented name that emerged in the late 20th century, primarily in the United States. It does not appear to have any direct linguistic or cultural roots in any specific language or region. The name seems to be a combination of various common name elements, likely inspired by African American naming traditions.
Some linguists speculate that the first part of the name, "Jame," may draw influence from the French name Jacques or the English name James, both of which derive from the Hebrew name Jacob. However, this connection is tenuous, and the name Jamekia does not have any documented historical or religious associations.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Jamekia date back to the 1960s and 1970s in the United States, particularly in African American communities. It gained popularity as a unique and distinctive name during the rise of the Black Power movement and the increased emphasis on cultural identity and self-expression within the African American community.
While the name Jamekia does not have a long historical pedigree, there have been a few notable individuals who have borne this name:
1. Jamekia Sade Cain (born 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the San Antonio Stars and the Atlanta Dream.
2. Jamekia Rochelle Kendrix (born 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the Seattle Storm and the Detroit Shock.
3. Jamekia Ashanti Jackson (born 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the Washington Mystics and the Seattle Storm.
4. Jamekia Shavonne Young (born 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the Phoenix Mercury and the Atlanta Dream.
5. Jamekia Marieece Henderson (born 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the WNBA for teams like the Los Angeles Sparks and the Indiana Fever.
While these individuals have achieved some level of recognition, particularly in the field of professional basketball, the name Jamekia remains a relatively uncommon and modern creation without a deep historical or cultural legacy.
People
Jamekia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jamekia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jamekia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jamekia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 245 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jamekia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,398,997 US residents.
Is Jamekia a common name?
We classify Jamekia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 258 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jamekia most popular?
The single biggest year for Jamekia was 1993, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jamekia is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jamekia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 243 people with the name Jamekia, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,857 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jamekia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jamekia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jamekia leans strongly female. 234 people counted with this name were female (97.9%), compared with 5 male bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jamekia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jamekia is Black at 95.1%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (1.6%) and White (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jamekia most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Jamekia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.1% (231 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jamekia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jamekia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jamekia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jamekia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jamekia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jamekia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Jamekia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.