Unisex name · since 1995

Jahzeel

Jahzeel has 206 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,781 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,990 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
206
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade

Jahzeel currently ranks #6990 among unisex names in America, with 206 babies recorded since 1995.

Social Security Administration records show Jahzeel recorded 206 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #6990 nationally today, ahead of 50% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.

  • #12,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,990 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 206 born since 1995
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahzeel ranks #12,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 206 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.

#12,781 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,990 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
206
born since 1995
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%49.8%
Jahzeel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jahzeel's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

How Jahzeel compares

206 38th percentile among 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

Jahzeel's all-time total is 44% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jahzeel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 206 369 358,536
Peak-year births 12 34 22,252

Jahzeel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jahzeel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jahzeel popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
12
Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
468101214 199520022006200920122015201920232025 12

Jahzeel popularity over time - girls

47 total births recorded since 1990 (Jahzeel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 47 births
4.555.566.577.5 19901998200020022003200420082013 6

Jahzeel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (75 births, 36% of the file).

2010s was Jahzeel's strongest decade.

75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Jahzeel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jahzeel?
Since 1995, Social Security records show 206 babies named Jahzeel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #12,781 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #6,990 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2009, with 12 births.
Where does Jahzeel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jahzeel ranks #12,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jahzeel most popular?
Jahzeel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Is Jahzeel a unisex name?
Yes, Jahzeel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 206 births, and as a girl's name it has 47 births.
How long has the name Jahzeel been used?
The SSA has tracked Jahzeel since 1995 -- 31 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jahzeel?
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.

What to do with Jahzeel's data

  • Jahzeel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jahzeel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jahzeel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1995–2025 (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 Jahzeel 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.