Boys' name · since 1978
Jamer
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Jamer, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamer sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 39 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamer has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2013.
- #23,886 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamer ranks #23,886 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,886 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jamer's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamer's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2013
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Jamer by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Jamer's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Jamer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Jamer's decade-level peak was the 2000s (24 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 Jamer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~35 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, 1978–2013 (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 Jamer 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.