Jamell vs James

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

Name A

Jamell

Boy name · Rank #8469

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Name B

James

Boy name · Rank #5

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Metric Jamell James
Current Rank #8469 #5
Total Births (all years) 2,165 5,250,638
Peak Year 1989 1947
Peak Year Births 74 94,767
Peak Decade 1980s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jamell James
1880s - 54,055
1890s - 50,723
1900s - 62,170
1910s - 275,070
1920s - 515,301
1930s - 547,479
1940s - 795,775
1950s - 843,768
1960s - 684,722
1970s 278 444,713
1980s 632 356,491
1990s 474 244,980
2000s 397 163,179
2010s 279 139,689
2020s 105 72,523

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jamell James
2014 27 14,464
2015 27 14,865
2016 18 14,920
2017 27 14,362
2018 15 13,650
2019 16 13,198
2020 18 12,390
2021 14 12,474
2022 23 12,119
2023 21 11,739
2024 9 11,856
2025 20 11,945

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, 1971–2025.

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