Jamiya
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 Jamiya
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 Jamiya
Jamiya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 268 Jamiyas were born — ranking #991 that year. As of 2026, Jamiya ranks #5,418 for baby girls with 23 births, falling sharply (-54%). In total, more than 3K Jamiyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jamiya
Jamiya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Jamiya's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #991. Use the chart and map above to compare Jamiya'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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