Boys' name · since 1976
Jamesmichael
361 babies named Jamesmichael in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 361
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamesmichael is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 361 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Jamesmichael recorded 361 times among boys since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2018.
- #9,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 361 born since 1976
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesmichael ranks #9,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 361 born since 1976, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 361
- born since 1976
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jamesmichael's 361 recorded births place it above 78.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamesmichael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamesmichael's full recorded timeline at 1997, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamesmichael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2018
- Peak year (1986)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Jamesmichael by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (114 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Jamesmichael's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jamesmichael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
114 births
- 2000s
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 114 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Jamesmichael's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (114 total births) through the 2010s (59) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jamesmichael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1976–2018 (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 Jamesmichael 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.