Boys' name · since 1976
Jameil
240 babies named Jameil in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameil sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 240 recorded since 1976.
Jameil has 240 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2021.
- #11,910 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 240 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jameil ranks #11,910 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 240 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,910 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 240
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jameil's 240 recorded births place it above 73.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jameil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jameil's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jameil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2021
- Peak year (1993)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Jameil by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (62 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Jameil's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jameil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s
1980s
56 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 62 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jameil? ▼
Where does Jameil sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Jameil most popular? ▼
How long has the name Jameil been used? ▼
What names are similar to Jameil? ▼
What to do with Jameil's data
- Jameil's decade-level peak was the 1990s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jameil
Nearby Names Like Jameil
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jameil
Compare Jameil side by side: Jameil vs James Jameil vs Jamie Jameil vs Jameson
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jameil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1976–2021 (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 Jameil 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.