Recorded 1972–2020 Boys' name Peak 1989 495 births

Jamale — boys' name

495 babies named Jamale in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s1821990s1342000s752010s472020s9
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

27 babies were named Jamale in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamale

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Jamale between 1972 and 2020, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamale currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamale performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamale shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamale 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 495 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.

Jamale at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

495

Since 1972

49 years of records

Peak year

1989

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1972

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2020

Jamale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1972

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1989)
27
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
051015202530 20202011200419971991198519791972 6

Jamale by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
182 births that decade — 37% of Jamale's all-time total
1970s481980s1821990s1342000s752010s472020s9

Jamale by state

Where Jamale concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.0%
Texas share of Jamale's total US births 1.0%

5 of 495 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamale?
495 babies have been named Jamale since 1972. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1989 with 27 births.
When was Jamale most popular?
Jamale was most popular in the 1980s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jamale most popular?
The top states for the name Jamale are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jamale been used?
Jamale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 49 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Jamale?
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.

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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, 1972–2020 (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.