Boys' name · since 1994
Jamesdean
Jamesdean has 22 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamesdean is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesdean has been recorded 22 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2014.
- #28,206 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesdean ranks #28,206 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamesdean's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamesdean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamesdean's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamesdean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2014
- Peak year (1994)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Jamesdean by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 73% of the file).
2010s was Jamesdean's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 73% of all-time use.
Jamesdean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (73% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamesdean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1994–2014 (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 Jamesdean 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.