The baby name Jama is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-ma (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːmə/).
The baby name Jama is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-ma (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːmə/).
Jama is Arabic, Somali in Origin.
Jama stems from the Arabic root meaning "to gather," the basis of jama' "assembly" and Jumu'ah, the Friday congregational prayer. In Somali it appears as Jaamac, often rendered Jama in Latin script; East African relatives include Juma/Jumaa. The name therefore conveys ideas of gathering or community and, in Muslim naming, can denote a boy born on Friday.
Usage is strongest in the Horn of Africa and coastal East Africa, and in Arabic-speaking communities. In Somali tradition it is a common masculine given name and frequently functions as a patronymic that later becomes a surname. Outside the region, Jama is sometimes adopted as a modern unisex choice and is occasionally conflated with Jamal, though the etymologies differ. Variants and spellings include Jaamac, Jamaa, Jamah, Juma, Jumaa, and Jumah.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2 | 657 |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #74 | 2 | 1,051 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #152 | 3 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2018 | #185 | 2 | 1,584 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #203 | 4 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #252 | 2 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #273 | 2 | 3,535 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #289 | 8 | 6,578 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| Canada | Boys | 1997 | #301 | 5 | 1,830 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 6 | 5,862 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| YE | 0 | #371 | 11 | 8,639 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #405 | 41 | 10,523 |
| BO | 0 | #407 | 2 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #438 | 10 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #471 | 35 | 12,621 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #486 | 13 | 11,913 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #513 | 23 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #545 | 3 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #557 | 5 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #656 | 27 | 3,552 |
| MA | 0 | #679 | 520 | 20,986 | |
| LB | 0 | #684 | 7 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #689 | 9 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #689 | 19 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #751 | 19 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #851 | 31 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #867 | 20 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #899 | 22 | 15,656 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #909 | 43 | 5,873 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #909 | 273 | 25,619 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #912 | 24 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2005 | #919 | 6 | 9,844 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #919 | 12 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #937 | 16 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #943 | 52 | 24,821 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #970 | 13 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 6 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 81 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 61 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,078 | 64 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,138 | 39 | 20,130 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,145 | 8 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,186 | 26 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,435 | 12 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,441 | 31 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,463 | 152 | 28,008 |
Jama is popular in 67 countries — most recent births per country:
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