Jamia
Jamia is the Arabic word for gathering. It can also refer to a book Al-Jami'a or a mosque, or more generally, a university. In the latter sense it refers in official usage to a modern university, based on the Western model, as opposed to the medieval madrasa.
Meaning & Origin of Jamia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamia is the Arabic word for gathering. It can also refer to a book Al-Jami'a or a mosque, or more generally, a university. In the latter sense it refers in official usage to a modern university, based on the Western model, as opposed to the medieval madrasa.
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The Story of Jamia
Jamia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1954, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 221 Jamias were born — ranking #1,035 that year. As of 2026, Jamia ranks #4,093 for baby girls with 35 births, falling sharply (-35%). In total, more than 5K Jamias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jamia
Jamia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Jamia's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #1,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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