Primarily a girl's name · 94% girls
Jama is a common Somali male name. The name is usually given to boys born on the blessed Islamic day of Friday. Typically, the name is found in the Northern regions of Greater Somalia.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jama yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 5 | #5,180 |
| 1927 | 7 | #4,051 |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,909 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,640 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,739 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,512 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,286 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,653 |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,690 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,626 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,258 |
| 1945 | 10 | #3,000 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,519 |
| 1947 | 9 | #3,847 |
| 1948 | 21 | #2,152 |
| 1949 | 16 | #2,558 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,963 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,624 |
| 1952 | 22 | #2,231 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,613 |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,605 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,746 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,308 |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,831 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,962 |
| 1960 | 34 | #1,958 |
| 1961 | 54 | #1,538 |
| 1962 | 43 | #1,741 |
| 1963 | 50 | #1,605 |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,642 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,927 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,807 |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,626 |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,894 |
| 1969 | 34 | #2,178 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,468 |
| 1971 | 40 | #2,081 |
| 1972 | 32 | #2,332 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,954 |
| 1974 | 43 | #1,972 |
| 1975 | 36 | #2,292 |
| 1976 | 42 | #2,074 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,272 |
| 1978 | 44 | #2,133 |
| 1979 | 37 | #2,494 |
| 1980 | 35 | #2,670 |
| 1981 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1982 | 20 | #3,934 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,861 |
| 1984 | 19 | #4,051 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,188 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,242 |
| 1987 | 12 | #6,066 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,722 |
| 1989 | 11 | #7,161 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,676 |
| 1992 | 6 | #12,351 |
| 1993 | 9 | #9,020 |
| 1994 | 7 | #11,014 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,330 |
| 1996 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1997 | 8 | #10,187 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,914 |
| 2000 | 8 | #11,155 |
| 2001 | 6 | #14,234 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,777 |
| 2005 | 6 | #15,269 |
