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
Jahzeel's 206 recorded births place it above 71.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #6990 among boys.
206 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 12 births in a single year.
Jahzeel popularity over time - girls
47 total births recorded since 1990 (Jahzeel as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Jahzeel accounts for 19% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
67 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (36% of all-time use).
Jahzeel decade highlights
- Peak decade 75 births
- Runner-up 67 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~30 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, 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.
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