Boys' name · since 1976
Jahmel
660 babies named Jahmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 660
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
660 boys have been named Jahmel since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmel has been recorded 660 times among boys since 1976, 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 1976 to 2024.
- #6,685 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 660 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmel ranks #6,685 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 660 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,685 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 660
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jahmel's 660 recorded births place it above 85.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jahmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahmel's full recorded timeline at 2000, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2024
- Peak year (1997)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jahmel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (185 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Jahmel's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Jahmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
113 births
- 1990s
1990s
185 births
- 2000s
2000s
184 births
- 2010s
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 185 births (28% of all-time use).
How Jahmel 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 Jahmel's total volume
Jahmel by state
Where Jahmel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 193 | 29.2% |
| #2 | Florida | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
193 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahmel's data
- Jahmel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (185 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jahmels (193 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jahmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1976–2024 (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 Jahmel 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.