Recorded 1966–2012 Girls' name Peak 1974 84 births

Jamelyn — girls' name

84 babies named Jamelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Jamelyn was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jamelyn in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Jamelyn between 1966 and 2012, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jamelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamelyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Jamelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

84

Since 1966

47 years of records

Peak year

1974

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1966

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2012

Jamelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1966

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1974)
10
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
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Jamelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 27% of Jamelyn's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamelyn?
84 babies have been named Jamelyn since 1966. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1974 with 10 births.
When was Jamelyn most popular?
Jamelyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Jamelyn been used?
Jamelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 47 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Jamelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jamie, James, Jami, Jamila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.