Recorded 1976–2018 Boys' name Peak 1986 361 births

Jamesmichael — boys' name

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.

1970s151980s971990s1142000s762010s59
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jamesmichael was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jamesmichael in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamesmichael

The Social Security Administration has registered 361 babies named Jamesmichael between 1976 and 2018, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamesmichael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamesmichael performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jamesmichael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamesmichael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 361 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jamesmichael at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

361

Since 1976

43 years of records

Peak year

1986

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1976

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jamesmichael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1976

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1986)
17
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
05101520 201820122007200119961991198619811976 5

Jamesmichael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
114 births that decade — 32% of Jamesmichael's all-time total
1970s151980s971990s1142000s762010s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamesmichael?
361 babies have been named Jamesmichael since 1976. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1986 with 17 births.
When was Jamesmichael most popular?
Jamesmichael was most popular in the 1990s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jamesmichael been used?
Jamesmichael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 43 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jamesmichael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include James, Jamie, Jameson, Jamal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.