US rank #4918 Boys' name Peak 1978 3,021 births

Jameel — #4918 US boys' name

3,021 babies named Jameel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s5151980s6611990s7632000s5762010s3662020s135
#4918
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 65% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Jameel was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

123 babies were named Jameel in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jameel

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,021 babies named Jameel between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jameel currently holds the #4918 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 123 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jameel performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 763 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jameel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 238 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jameel in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jameel 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 3,021 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.

Jameel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,021

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

1978

123 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#4,918

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jameel popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1978)
123
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
-50050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751968 5

Jameel popularity over time — girls

18 total births recorded since 1977 (Jameel as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 18 births
4.555.566.577.5 199119791977 7

Jameel by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
763 births that decade — 25% of Jameel's all-time total
1960s51970s5151980s6611990s7632000s5762010s3662020s135

Jameel by state

Where Jameel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jameel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
238 7.9%
#2 New Jersey
234 7.7%
#3 New York
224 7.4%
#4 California
182 6.0%
#5 Illinois
134 4.4%
#6 Georgia
90 3.0%
#7 Ohio
74 2.4%
#8 Florida
61 2.0%
Pennsylvania share of Jameel's total US births 7.9%
Even split

238 of 3,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jameel appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameel?
3,021 babies have been named Jameel since 1968. It currently ranks #4918 among boys. The peak year was 1978 with 123 births.
When was Jameel most popular?
Jameel was most popular in the 1990s decade with 763 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Jameel most popular?
The top states for the name Jameel are Pennsylvania (238 births), New Jersey (234 births), New York (224 births).
How long has the name Jameel been used?
Jameel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jameel?
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.

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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, 1968–2024 (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.