Boys' name · since 1980

Jamarl

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.

#15,749 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade

129 boys have been named Jamarl since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jamarl has 129 recorded births among boys since 1980, 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 1980 to 1995.

  • #15,749 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 129 born since 1980
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarl ranks #15,749 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 129 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.

#15,749 of 45,481
all-time among boys
129
born since 1980
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jamarl's 129 recorded births place it above 65.29% 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.

Jamarl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jamarl's full recorded timeline at 1989, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jamarl popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
15
Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
05101520 19801984198619881990199219941995 6

Jamarl by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (80 births, 62% of the file).

1980s was Jamarl's strongest decade.

80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Jamarl births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 80 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamarl? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 129 babies named Jamarl. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,749 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1995. Its busiest year on record was 1989, with 15 births.
Where does Jamarl sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamarl ranks #15,749 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 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? ▼
Records for Jamarl go back to 1980, giving 16 years of history 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.

What to do with Jamarl's data

  • Jamarl's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 1990s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Jamarl

Nearby Names Like Jamarl

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

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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Okley
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Fumio
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Hisashi
129 births · Peak 1926
Norah
129 births · Peak 1933

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jamarl: 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, 1980–1995 (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 Jamarl 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.