Boys' name · since 1968
Jameel
3,040 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.
- #2,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,040
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameel currently ranks #5077 among boys' names in America, with 3,040 babies recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameel has been recorded 3,040 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #5077 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #2,518 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,077 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,040 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameel ranks #2,518 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,077 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,040 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,518 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,077 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,040
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameel's 3,040 recorded births place it above 94.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Jameel compares
3,040 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jameel's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jameel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,040 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jameel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jameel's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 123, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jameel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Jameel popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1977 (Jameel as girls' name)
Jameel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (763 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Jameel's strongest decade.
763 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Jameel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
515 births
- 1980s
1980s
661 births
- 1990s
1990s
763 births
- 2000s
2000s
576 births
- 2010s
2010s
366 births
- 2020s 154
2020s
154 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 763 births (25% of all-time use).
How Jameel 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 Jameel's total volume
Jameel by state
Where Jameel concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 238 | 7.8% |
| #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% |
238 of 3,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Jameel appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jameel's data
- Jameel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (763 total births); usage has since declined to 154 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Jameels (238 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jameel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Jameel 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.