Given name & surname
Jamaica
“from the island of springs”
Jamaica is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “from the island of springs.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “from the island of springs.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamaica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,569
- 37 boys · 1,532 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,550 as a first name in 2020; 399 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamaica’s family of names
Jamaica has a related form in Jamika. Jamaica has a related form in Jameika. Jamaica has a related form in Jamieka.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jameikavariant
- Jamiekavariant
- Jamikavariant
- Jamaikavariant
- Jamaiccalikely variant
- Jemaekavariant
- Jamaekavariant
- Jemaykavariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jamaica
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jamaica, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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“a religious woman”
>99% girls
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“a wanderer”
>99% girls
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“a legendary princess”
>99% girls
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>99% girls