Unisex name · since 1951
Jamae
74 babies named Jamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #30,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 74 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Jamae recorded 74 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1951 to 2007.
- #30,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 74 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamae ranks #30,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #30,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 74
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamae's 74 recorded births place it above 57.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamae splits its recorded history at 1988: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamae popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jamae popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1974 (Jamae as boys' name)
Jamae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (23 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Jamae's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jamae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 23 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jamae's data
- Jamae's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (17) -- 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 Jamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1951–2007 (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 Jamae 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.