Boys' name · since 1996
Jahmeel
Jahmeel has 21 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmeel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1996.
Social Security Administration records show Jahmeel recorded 21 times among boys since 1996, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2020.
- #28,650 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmeel ranks #28,650 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #28,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmeel's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jahmeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jahmeel's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jahmeel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2020
- Peak year (2002)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Jahmeel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (11 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jahmeel's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jahmeel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 11 births (52% of all-time use).
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- Jahmeel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 2020s (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 Jahmeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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, 1996–2020 (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 Jahmeel 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.