Modern creation, possibly meaning supplanter or mother
Jamaya is a modern American name likely created as a blend of the name Jamila or James with Maya. It may draw its meaning from the Hebrew name Jacob, meaning 'supplanter', or the Sanskrit and Greek origins of Maya, which can mean 'illusion' or 'mother'.
Less common today
Jamaya isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,294 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
