Boys' name · since 1972
Jamen
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.
- #6,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 613
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
613 boys have been named Jamen since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jamen has 613 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2018.
- #6,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 613 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamen ranks #6,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 613 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 613
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamen's 613 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamen's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2018
- Peak year (2001)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jamen by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (231 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Jamen's strongest decade.
231 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Jamen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
94 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s 89
2010s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 231 births (38% of all-time use).
How Jamen 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 Jamen's total volume
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What to do with Jamen's data
- Jamen's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (231 total births) through the 2010s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
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, 1972–2018 (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 Jamen 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.