Girls' name · since 1966
Jamelyn
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Jamelyn, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamelyn sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 84 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Jamelyn recorded 84 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2012.
- #29,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamelyn ranks #29,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #29,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamelyn's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamelyn splits its recorded history at 1989: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2012
- Peak year (1974)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jamelyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Jamelyn's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Jamelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Jamelyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1966–2012 (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 Jamelyn 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.