Boys' name · since 1976
Jamah
37 babies named Jamah in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamah is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 37 have been recorded since 1976.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamah has been recorded 37 times among boys since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1983.
- #24,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 37 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamah ranks #24,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 37
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jamah's 37 recorded births place it above 46.3% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamah's SSA record in two at 1979 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1983
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Jamah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (22 births, 59% of the file).
1970s was Jamah's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Jamah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 22 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Jamah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 1980s (15) -- 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 Jamah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~7 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, 1976–1983 (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 Jamah 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.