Boys' name · since 1985
Jahmai
316 babies named Jahmai in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahmai is the #9173 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 316 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Jahmai recorded 316 times among boys since 1985, holding rank #9173 nationally today, ahead of 34% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #10,292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,173 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 316 born since 1985
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmai ranks #10,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,173 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 316 born since 1985, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,292 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,173 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 316
- born since 1985
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jahmai's 316 recorded births place it above 77.34% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jahmai compares
316 47th 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
Jahmai's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahmai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahmai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahmai's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahmai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Jahmai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (117 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Jahmai's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jahmai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
50 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
117 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 117 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jahmai's data
- Jahmai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (117 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- 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 Jahmai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Jahmai 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.