Recorded 1970–2022 Boys' name Peak 1994 528 births

Jamaul — boys' name

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.

1970s551980s1731990s1502000s1052010s332020s12
1980s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Jamaul was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jamaul in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 528 babies named Jamaul between 1970 and 2022, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamaul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 173 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamaul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jamaul in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamaul 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 528 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.

Jamaul at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

528

Since 1970

53 years of records

Peak year

1994

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1970

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jamaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1970

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1994)
26
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
051015202530 20222009200319971991198519791970 5

Jamaul by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
173 births that decade — 33% of Jamaul's all-time total
1970s551980s1731990s1502000s1052010s332020s12

Jamaul by state

Where Jamaul concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jamaul
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Jamaul's total US births 0.9%

5 of 528 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamaul?
528 babies have been named Jamaul since 1970. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1994 with 26 births.
When was Jamaul most popular?
Jamaul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Jamaul most popular?
The top states for the name Jamaul are California (5 births).
How long has the name Jamaul been used?
Jamaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 53 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jamaul?
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, 1970–2022 (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.