Boys' name · since 1989
Jahmere
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 705 babies named Jahmere, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,416 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jahmere is the #5487 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 705 recorded since 1989.
Jahmere has 705 recorded births among boys since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5487 as of the latest data, more common than 61% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #6,416 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,487 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 705 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahmere ranks #6,416 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,487 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 705 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,416 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,487 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 705
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jahmere's 705 recorded births place it above 85.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jahmere compares
705 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Jahmere's all-time total is 91% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jahmere | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 705 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jahmere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jahmere's full recorded timeline at 2010, 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 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jahmere popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jahmere by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Jahmere's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Jahmere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
249 births
- 2020s 114
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (42% of all-time use).
How Jahmere 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 Jahmere's total volume
Jahmere by state
Where Jahmere concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 113 | 16.0% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 53 | 7.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 22 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 2.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
113 of 705 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jahmere's data
- Jahmere's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jahmeres (113 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 Jahmere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Jahmere 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.