Jamahl vs James

Side-by-side comparison of Jamahl and James — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Jamahl

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Name B

James

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Metric Jamahl James
Current Rank Unranked #5
Total Births (all years) 734 5,238,570
Peak Year 1988 1947
Peak Year Births 26 94,763
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1969 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jamahl James
1880ss — 54,056
1890ss — 50,723
1900ss — 62,170
1910ss — 275,070
1920ss — 515,302
1930ss — 547,478
1940ss — 795,767
1950ss — 843,776
1960ss 10 684,721
1970ss 149 444,749
1980ss 200 356,498
1990ss 174 244,962
2000ss 127 163,172
2010ss 67 139,652
2020ss 7 60,474

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jamahl James
2014 8 14,462
2015 7 14,861
2016 7 14,916
2017 9 14,357
2018 5 13,642
2019 5 13,193
2020 7 12,381
2021 — 12,464
2022 — 12,109
2023 — 11,727
2024 — 11,793

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1969–2020.

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