Jamaica
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About Jamaica
Among the least gimmicky, most appealing and colorful of all the names found in the atlas, Jamaica almost sings out the rhythms of the West Indies.
Part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean, Jamaica is an eminently usable place name. Namesake writer Jamaica Kincaid was born not in Jamaica but on another Caribbean island, Antigua, and her birth name was the more prosaic Elaine Cynthia.
Jamaica's capital city, Kingston, has become a popular name for boys, thanks to its use by Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale.
Jamaica is also given to boys.
Pronounced juh-MAY-kuh.
As of October 2026, Jamaica ranked #9881 in US births in 1997 SSA, peaked at #4351 in 1977.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
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Jamaica on lists
Famous Jamaicas
- Jamaica Kincaid (born Elaine Cynthia Potter Richardson)Girl
Antiguan,American novelist
Jamaica in pop culture
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a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in Boston, Massachusetts
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middle,class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens
- JamaicaGirl
a Caribbean island nation