Unisex name · since 1980
Jamai
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Jamai, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamai currently ranks #9975 among unisex names in America, with 241 babies recorded since 1980.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamai has been recorded 241 times among boys since 1980, currently ranked #9975 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #11,880 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,975 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 241 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamai ranks #11,880 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,975 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 241 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,880 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,975 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 241
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamai's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jamai compares
241 41st 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
Jamai's all-time total is 35% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 241 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamai's full recorded timeline at 2010, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jamai popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1999 (Jamai as girls' name)
Jamai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Jamai's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jamai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jamai's data
- Jamai's decade-level peak was the 2000s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Jamai 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.