Boys' name · since 1972

Jaman

94 babies named Jaman in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,826 of 45,481
all-time among boys
94
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade

Jaman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 94 have been recorded since 1972.

Jaman has 94 recorded births among boys since 1972, 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 1972 to 2012.

  • #17,826 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 94 born since 1972
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaman ranks #17,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1972, peaking in the 1980s.

#17,826 of 45,481
all-time among boys
94
born since 1972
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jaman's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jaman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jaman splits its recorded history at 1984: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jaman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2012

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1983)
10
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
4681012 19721976197919831985198919942012 5

Jaman by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (41 births, 44% of the file).

1980s was Jaman's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.

Jaman births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jaman? ▼
Since 1972, Social Security records show 94 babies named Jaman. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #17,826 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2012. Its busiest year on record was 1983, with 10 births.
Where does Jaman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jaman ranks #17,826 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jaman most popular? ▼
Jaman was most popular in the 1980s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Jaman been used? ▼
Jaman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 41 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jaman? ▼
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.

What to do with Jaman's data

  • Jaman's decade-level peak was the 1980s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jaman

Nearby Names Like Jaman

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jaman

James Boy
#6 5,250,638 births
Jamie Boy
#577 88,654 births
Jameson Boy
#137 61,883 births
Jamal Boy
#1199 33,235 births
Jamison Boy
#786 20,796 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Enio
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Beryle
94 births · Peak 1918
Toshiyuki
94 births · Peak 1923
Osamu
94 births · Peak 1925
Cassell
94 births · Peak 1922

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jaman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–2012 (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 Jaman 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.