Jabulani — boys' name

What the Data Says About Jabulani

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jabulani between 1975 and 2005, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jabulani currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jabulani performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jabulani shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jabulani in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.