Boys' name · since 2001
Jahel
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 292 babies named Jahel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahel is the #5148 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 292 recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahel has been recorded 292 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #5148 nationally and more common than 63% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #10,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,148 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 292 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahel ranks #10,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,148 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 292 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,735 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,148 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 292
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jahel's 292 recorded births place it above 76.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Jahel compares
292 45th percentile among 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
Jahel's all-time total is 21% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 292 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahel splits its recorded history at 2014: 64% of all births land in the more recent half, 36% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jahel popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2003 (Jahel as girls' name)
Jahel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (113 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Jahel's strongest decade.
113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jahel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 113 births (39% of all-time use).
Jahel by state
Where Jahel concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 292 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Jahels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
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, 2001–2025 (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 Jahel 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.