Recorded 1988–2017 Boys' name Peak 1989 125 births

Jameek — boys' name

125 babies named Jameek in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s572000s422010s13
1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jameek was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jameek in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameek

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Jameek between 1988 and 2017, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jameek currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameek performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jameek shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jameek in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameek 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 125 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.

Jameek at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

125

Since 1988

30 years of records

Peak year

1989

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1988

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jameek popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1988

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1989)
8
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
456789 20172007200320001997199419911988 5

Jameek by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 46% of Jameek's all-time total
1980s131990s572000s422010s13

Jameek by state

Where Jameek concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jameek
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
22 17.6%
New York share of Jameek's total US births 17.6%

22 of 125 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameek?
125 babies have been named Jameek since 1988. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1989 with 8 births.
When was Jameek most popular?
Jameek was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Jameek most popular?
The top states for the name Jameek are New York (22 births).
How long has the name Jameek been used?
Jameek has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 30 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jameek?
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, 1988–2017 (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.