Boys' name · since 1989
Jamesen
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Jamesen, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,096 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamesen currently ranks #11096 among boys' names in America, with 198 babies recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Jamesen recorded 198 times among boys since 1989, holding rank #11096 nationally today, ahead of 20% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #13,024 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,096 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesen ranks #13,024 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,096 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,024 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,096 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamesen's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jamesen compares
198 38th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jamesen's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamesen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamesen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamesen splits its recorded history at 2014: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamesen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jamesen popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2005 (Jamesen as girls' name)
Jamesen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Jamesen's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jamesen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 2000s 43
2000s
43 births
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (58% of all-time use).
Jamesen by state
Where Jamesen concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 198 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jamesen's data
- Jamesen's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamesens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamesen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Jamesen 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.