Boys' name · since 1979

Jabril

1,675 babies named Jabril in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,689 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,462 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,675
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade

Jabril currently ranks #4462 among boys' names in America, with 1,675 babies recorded since 1979.

Jabril has 1,675 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4462 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.

  • #3,689 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,462 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,675 born since 1979
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabril ranks #3,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,462 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,675 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.

#3,689 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,462 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,675
born since 1979
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%67.9%
Jabril vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jabril's 1,675 recorded births place it above 91.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.

How Jabril compares

1,675 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jabril's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jabril Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,675 369 358,536
Peak-year births 66 34 22,252

Jabril's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jabril's full recorded timeline at 2004, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 66 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jabril popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
66
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
020406080 19791989199520012007201320192025 23

Jabril by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (473 births, 28% of the file).

1990s was Jabril's strongest decade.

473 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Jabril births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 473 births (28% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jabril compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jabril's total volume

Jabril vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -26, 12.3%-55, 4.3%-57, 3.5%-30, 12.4%-138, 1.9%-35, 6.7%-138, 2.9%-109, 3.5%-85, 5.3%-49, 7.3%-21, 7.3%-35, 10.5%-46, 4.9%-146, 2%-31, 6.3%Jabril-47, 3.9%Jabril
Jabril vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jabril by state

Where Jabril concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jabril
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
169 10.1%
#2 New Jersey
67 4.0%
#3 California
51 3.0%
#4 Maryland
25 1.5%
#5 Georgia
24 1.4%
#6 New York
17 1.0%
#7 Illinois
16 1.0%
#8 Ohio
16 1.0%
Pennsylvania share of Jabril's total US births 10.1%
Even split

169 of 1,675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Jabril appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jabril?
1,675 babies have been named Jabril since 1979. All-time, it sits at #3,689 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,462 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 66 births.
Where does Jabril sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jabril ranks #3,689 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,462 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jabril most popular?
Jabril was most popular in the 1990s decade with 473 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jabril most popular?
The top states for the name Jabril are Pennsylvania (169 births), New Jersey (67 births), California (51 births).
How long has the name Jabril been used?
Records for Jabril go back to 1979, giving 47 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jabril?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jabari, Jabez, Jabriel, Jabbar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Jabril's data

  • Jabril's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (473 total births) through the 2020s (225) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Jabrils (169 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jabril

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jabril: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jabril draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.