Boys' name · since 1969
Jahmal
1,211 babies named Jahmal in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,211
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahmal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,211 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Jahmal recorded 1,211 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2024.
- #4,557 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,211 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmal ranks #4,557 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,211 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,557 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,211
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahmal's 1,211 recorded births place it above 89.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahmal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jahmal splits its recorded history at 1996: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2021 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jahmal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jahmal by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (327 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jahmal's strongest decade.
327 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jahmal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
226 births
- 1980s
1980s
257 births
- 1990s
1990s
327 births
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s 122
2010s
122 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 327 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jahmal 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 Jahmal's total volume
Jahmal by state
Where Jahmal concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 118 | 9.7% |
| #2 | California | | 43 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 42 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
118 of 1,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jahmal's decade-level peak was the 1990s (327 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahmals (118 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jahmal: 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 (~55 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, 1969–2024 (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 Jahmal 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.