Boys' name · since 1986
Jahmaal
Jahmaal has 16 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
16 boys have been named Jahmaal since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmaal has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2000.
- #30,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmaal ranks #30,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahmaal's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jahmaal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahmaal's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahmaal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2000
- Peak year (1993)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jahmaal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Jahmaal's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jahmaal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Jahmaal's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahmaal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1986–2000 (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 Jahmaal 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.