Unisex name · since 2008
Jamesley
Jamesley has 81 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamesley is the #7546 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 81 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Jamesley recorded 81 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #7546 nationally today, ahead of 46% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #18,806 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,546 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 81 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesley ranks #18,806 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,546 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 81 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,806 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,546 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 81
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jamesley's 81 recorded births place it above 58.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Jamesley compares
81 23rd 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
Jamesley's all-time total is 78% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamesley | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 81 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamesley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamesley's full recorded timeline at 2018, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamesley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jamesley popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2025 (Jamesley as girls' name)
Jamesley by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (45 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Jamesley's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Jamesley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
30 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 45 births (56% of all-time use).
Jamesley by state
Where Jamesley concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 21 | 25.9% |
21 of 81 births nationwide.
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- Florida records the most Jamesleys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jamesley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2008–2025 (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 Jamesley 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.