Boys' name · since 1972
Jamale
Jamale has 495 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 495
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamale is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 495 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Jamale recorded 495 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2020.
- #7,933 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 495 born since 1972
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamale ranks #7,933 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 495 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,933 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 495
- born since 1972
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamale's 495 recorded births place it above 82.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Jamale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamale's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2020
- Peak year (1989)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Jamale by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (182 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Jamale's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jamale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 48
1970s
48 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 9
2020s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 182 births (37% of all-time use).
Jamale by state
Where Jamale concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 495 births nationwide.
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- Jamale's decade-level peak was the 1980s (182 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jamales (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1972–2020 (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 Jamale 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.