Boys' name · since 1971
Jamaine
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,340 babies named Jamaine, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,340 babies have been named Jamaine since 1971, making it today's #10919 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaine has been recorded 1,340 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #10919 nationally and more common than 22% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,260 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,919 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,340 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaine ranks #4,260 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,919 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,340 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,260 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,919 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,340
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamaine's 1,340 recorded births place it above 90.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamaine compares
1,340 Top 27% higher than 73% of 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
Jamaine's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamaine | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,340 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamaine's full recorded timeline at 1996, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 63 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamaine popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jamaine popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1970 (Jamaine as girls' name)
Jamaine by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (392 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Jamaine's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jamaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
383 births
- 1980s
1980s
392 births
- 1990s
1990s
244 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 392 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jamaine compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamaine's total volume
Jamaine by state
Where Jamaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 145 | 10.8% |
| #2 | Florida | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 20 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #7 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
145 of 1,340 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamaine's data
- Jamaine's decade-level peak was the 1980s (392 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamaines (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jamaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jamaine 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.