Boys' name · since 1971
Jamell
2,165 babies named Jamell in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,165
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
2,165 babies have been named Jamell since 1971, making it today's #4913 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamell has been recorded 2,165 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #4913 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #3,142 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,913 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,165 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamell ranks #3,142 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,913 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,165 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,142 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,913 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,165
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamell's 2,165 recorded births place it above 93.09% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jamell compares
2,165 Top 21% higher than 79% 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
Jamell's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,165 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamell splits its recorded history at 1998: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 74 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Jamell popularity over time - girls
75 total births recorded since 1967 (Jamell as girls' name)
Jamell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (632 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Jamell's strongest decade.
632 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Jamell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
278 births
- 1980s
1980s
632 births
- 1990s
1990s
474 births
- 2000s
2000s
397 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s 105
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 632 births (29% of all-time use).
How Jamell 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 Jamell's total volume
Jamell by state
Where Jamell concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 361 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 74 | 3.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 35 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 29 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 27 | 1.2% |
| #6 | California | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 14 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.5% |
361 of 2,165 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jamell appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamell's data
- Jamell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (632 total births); usage has since declined to 105 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jamells (361 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 Jamell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Jamell 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.