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Jama

Girl Somali

Jama is a girl name of Somali origin.

Meaning of Jama

Jama is a common Somali male name. The name is usually given to boys born on the blessed Islamic day of Friday (jumu’ah).

Popularity of Jama

Popularity, 1918–2022

5 births in 2022

1918 2022

1,552 U.S. births recorded from 1918–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1961

54 babies

First recorded

1918

105 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Boy · Ancient Greek

From the Ἰάσων, from ἰάομαι

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.