Recorded 1917–1921 Boys' name Peak 1921 28 births

Jalmer — boys' name

28 babies named Jalmer in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s8
1910s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Jalmer was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jalmer in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jalmer

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Jalmer between 1917 and 1921, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jalmer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jalmer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jalmer shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jalmer 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 28 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.

Jalmer at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

28

Since 1917

5 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1917

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1921

Jalmer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1917

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 1921191919181917 7

Jalmer by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 71% of Jalmer's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jalmer?
28 babies have been named Jalmer since 1917. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Jalmer most popular?
Jalmer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Jalmer been used?
Jalmer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 5 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Jalmer?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jalen, Jaleel, Jalil, Jalon, 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, 1917–1921 (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.