Recorded 1972–2018 Boys' name Peak 2001 613 births

Jamen — boys' name

613 babies named Jamen in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s651980s941990s1342000s2312010s89
2000s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Jamen was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

26 babies were named Jamen in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamen

The Social Security Administration has registered 613 babies named Jamen between 1972 and 2018, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 231 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamen 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 613 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.

Jamen at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

613

Since 1972

47 years of records

Peak year

2001

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1972

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jamen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1972

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2001)
26
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
051015202530 20182011200519991993198619801972 5

Jamen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
231 births that decade — 38% of Jamen's all-time total
1970s651980s941990s1342000s2312010s89

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamen?
613 babies have been named Jamen since 1972. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2001 with 26 births.
When was Jamen most popular?
Jamen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 231 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jamen been used?
Jamen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 47 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jamen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1972–2018 (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.