Jamile vs James

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

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Jamile

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James

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Metric Jamile James
Current Rank Unranked #5
Total Births (all years) 229 5,250,638
Peak Year 1984 1947
Peak Year Births 14 94,767
Peak Decade 1980ss 1950ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Jamile James
1880ss — 54,055
1890ss — 50,723
1900ss — 62,170
1910ss — 275,070
1920ss — 515,301
1930ss — 547,479
1940ss — 795,775
1950ss — 843,768
1960ss — 684,722
1970ss 37 444,713
1980ss 86 356,491
1990ss 55 244,980
2000ss 30 163,179
2010ss 21 139,689
2020ss — 72,523

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Jamile James
2014 — 14,464
2015 5 14,865
2016 — 14,920
2017 — 14,362
2018 — 13,650
2019 — 13,198
2020 — 12,390
2021 — 12,474
2022 — 12,119
2023 — 11,739
2024 — 11,856
2025 — 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, 1974–2015.

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