Recorded 1975–2016 Boys' name Peak 1982 349 births

Jamail — boys' name

349 babies named Jamail in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s471980s1291990s832000s622010s28
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jamail was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jamail in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamail

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Jamail between 1975 and 2016, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamail currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamail performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamail shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 72 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamail in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamail 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 349 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.

Jamail at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

349

Since 1975

42 years of records

Peak year

1982

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1975

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jamail popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1975

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1982)
18
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 201620092003199619911986198119761975 11

Jamail by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
129 births that decade — 37% of Jamail's all-time total
1970s471980s1291990s832000s622010s28

Jamail by state

Where Jamail concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamail
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
72 20.6%
Texas share of Jamail's total US births 20.6%

72 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamail?
349 babies have been named Jamail since 1975. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1982 with 18 births.
When was Jamail most popular?
Jamail was most popular in the 1980s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Jamail most popular?
The top states for the name Jamail are Texas (72 births).
How long has the name Jamail been used?
Jamail has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 42 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jamail?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, 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, 1975–2016 (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.