Recorded 2001–2013 Boys' name Peak 2009 61 births

Jahmez — boys' name

61 babies named Jahmez in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s412010s20
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jahmez was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jahmez in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jahmez

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Jahmez between 2001 and 2013, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jahmez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jahmez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jahmez shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jahmez in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jahmez in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 61 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jahmez at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

61

Since 2001

13 years of records

Peak year

2009

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2001

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jahmez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2001

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2009)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 201320112010200920082005200420032001 7

Jahmez by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
41 births that decade — 67% of Jahmez's all-time total
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Jahmez by state

Where Jahmez concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jahmez
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 8.2%
North Carolina share of Jahmez's total US births 8.2%

5 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahmez?
61 babies have been named Jahmez since 2001. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2009 with 10 births.
When was Jahmez most popular?
Jahmez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jahmez most popular?
The top states for the name Jahmez are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jahmez been used?
Jahmez has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 13 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jahmez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jaheim, Jahmir, Jahir, Jahlil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.