Jama
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning to gather; to assemble.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Jama by the numbers
Jama was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 54 babies in 1961, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jama. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- JanaGod is gracious; form of Jane or Jeana54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jayavictory19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jamisupplanter; possibly from James or Jamie25 in the US (2017)
- Jemagem or precious stone; a form of Jemma or Gemma17 in the US (2017)
- Jarahoneycomb; a form of Jarah9 in the US (2017)
- Jada750 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Jama
Names that are said the same way as Jama, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Jamea9 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Jama
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