Boys' name · since 1970
Jamaul
528 babies named Jamaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
528 boys have been named Jamaul since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jamaul has 528 recorded births among boys since 1970, 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 1970 to 2022.
- #7,637 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 528 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamaul ranks #7,637 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 528 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,637 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 528
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamaul's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jamaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamaul's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (1994)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Jamaul by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (173 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Jamaul's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jamaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
173 births
- 1990s
1990s
150 births
- 2000s
2000s
105 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 173 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jamaul compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamaul's total volume
Jamaul by state
Where Jamaul concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 528 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamaul's data
- Jamaul's decade-level peak was the 1980s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamauls (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Jamaul 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.