Boys' name · since 1988

Jameer

1,693 babies named Jameer in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#3,661 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,195 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,693
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade

Jameer currently ranks #4195 among boys' names in America, with 1,693 babies recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Jameer recorded 1,693 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #4195 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.

  • #3,661 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,195 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,693 born since 1988
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameer ranks #3,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,693 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,661 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,195 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,693
born since 1988
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%69.8%
Jameer vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jameer's 1,693 recorded births place it above 91.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.

How Jameer compares

1,693 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Jameer's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jameer Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,693 369 358,536
Peak-year births 127 34 22,252

Jameer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jameer splits its recorded history at 2007: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 127 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jameer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
127
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
050100150 198819941999200420092014201920242025 25

Jameer by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (715 births, 42% of the file).

2010s was Jameer's strongest decade.

715 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Jameer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 715 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jameer 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 Jameer's total volume

Jameer vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -137, 3.5%-39, 6.7%-54, 5%-106, 4.2%-130, 2%-32, 7.6%-38, 6.2%-108, 3.8%-102, 5%-53, 5.6%-142, 4.8%-31, 19.9%-34, 18.6%-108, 2.6%-41, 7.7%Jameer-38, 7.5%Jameer
Jameer vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Jameer by state

Where Jameer concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jameer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
126 7.4%
#2 Florida
114 6.7%
#3 New York
86 5.1%
#4 Georgia
79 4.7%
#5 North Carolina
58 3.4%
#6 Illinois
57 3.4%
#7 Michigan
47 2.8%
#8 Ohio
45 2.7%
Pennsylvania share of Jameer's total US births 7.4%
Even split

126 of 1,693 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Jameer appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jameer?
Since 1988, Social Security records show 1,693 babies named Jameer. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,661 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,195 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 127 births.
Where does Jameer sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameer ranks #3,661 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jameer most popular?
Jameer was most popular in the 2010s decade with 715 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Jameer most popular?
The top states for the name Jameer are Pennsylvania (126 births), Florida (114 births), New York (86 births).
How long has the name Jameer been used?
Records for Jameer go back to 1988, giving 38 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jameer?
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.

What to do with Jameer's data

  • Jameer's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (715 total births) through the 2020s (242) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Jameers (126 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.

Keep exploring Jameer

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jameer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2025 (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 Jameer 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.