Boys' name · since 1975
Jamail
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.
- #9,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
349 boys have been named Jamail since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jamail has 349 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2016.
- #9,764 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 349 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamail ranks #9,764 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 349 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 349
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamail's 349 recorded births place it above 78.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jamail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamail's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2016
- Peak year (1982)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Jamail by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (129 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jamail's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jamail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
83 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 129 births (37% of all-time use).
Jamail by state
Where Jamail concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 72 | 20.6% |
72 of 349 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamail's data
- Jamail's decade-level peak was the 1980s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jamails (72 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamail: 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 (~41 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, 1975–2016 (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 Jamail 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.