Boys' name · since 1970
Jamaal
8,542 babies named Jamaal in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,542
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
8,542 babies have been named Jamaal since 1970, making it today's #4074 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamaal recorded 8,542 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #4074 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,324 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,074 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,542 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaal ranks #1,324 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,074 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,542 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,324 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,074 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,542
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamaal's 8,542 recorded births place it above 97.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamaal compares
8,542 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Jamaal's all-time total is 23x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamaal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,542 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 715 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamaal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamaal's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 26% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 74%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 715, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamaal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 715
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Jamaal popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1976 (Jamaal as girls' name)
Jamaal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,890 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Jamaal's strongest decade.
3,890 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jamaal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 937
1970s
937 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,890 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,711 births
- 2000s 1,121
2000s
1,121 births
- 2010s 670
2010s
670 births
- 2020s 213
2020s
213 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,890 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jamaal 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 Jamaal's total volume
Jamaal by state
Where Jamaal concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 685 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 676 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 600 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 543 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Texas | | 458 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 397 | 4.6% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 322 | 3.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 302 | 3.5% |
685 of 8,542 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Jamaal appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamaal's data
- Jamaal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,890 total births); usage has since declined to 213 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamaals (685 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jamaal
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamaal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Jamaal 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.