Given name
Jamaika
“from the island of springs”
Jamaika is a variant of Jamaica. One American interpretation is “from the island of springs.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jamaika is a variant of Jamaica. One American interpretation is “from the island of springs.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jamaika is a variant of Jamaica. An origin associated with Jamaica is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jamaika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 26
- 0 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1992.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jamaika’s family of names
Jamaika has a related form in Jamaica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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