Recorded 1980–1995 Boys' name Peak 1989 129 births

Jamarl — boys' name

129 babies named Jamarl in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s801990s49
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Jamarl was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jamarl in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamarl

The Social Security Administration has registered 129 babies named Jamarl between 1980 and 1995, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamarl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamarl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jamarl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamarl 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 129 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.

Jamarl at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

129

Since 1980

16 years of records

Peak year

1989

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1980

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1995

Jamarl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1980

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
05101520 19951993199119891987198519831980 8

Jamarl by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
80 births that decade — 62% of Jamarl's all-time total
1980s801990s49

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamarl?
129 babies have been named Jamarl since 1980. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 15 births.
When was Jamarl most popular?
Jamarl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jamarl been used?
Jamarl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 16 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Jamarl?
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.

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, 1980–1995 (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.