Boys' name · since 1950
Jamel
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 11,225 babies named Jamel, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,225
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
11,225 babies have been named Jamel since 1950, making it today's #2774 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jamel recorded 11,225 times among boys since 1950, holding rank #2774 nationally today, ahead of 80% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #1,125 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,774 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,225 born since 1950
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamel ranks #1,125 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,774 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,225 born since 1950, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,125 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,774 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,225
- born since 1950
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamel's 11,225 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamel compares
11,225 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jamel's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,225 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 360 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamel splits its recorded history at 1991: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 360 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 360
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jamel popularity over time - girls
367 total births recorded since 1961 (Jamel as girls' name)
Jamel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (3,072 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Jamel's strongest decade.
3,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jamel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 134
1960s
134 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,713 births
- 1980s
1980s
3,072 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,725 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,985 births
- 2010s 1,205
2010s
1,205 births
- 2020s 376
2020s
376 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 3,072 births (27% of all-time use).
How Jamel 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 Jamel's total volume
Jamel by state
Where Jamel concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,614 | 32.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 553 | 4.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 552 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 517 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 511 | 4.6% |
| #6 | California | | 415 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 394 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 390 | 3.5% |
3,614 of 11,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Jamel appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamel's data
- Jamel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (3,072 total births); usage has since declined to 376 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamels (3,614 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jamel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Jamel 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.