Recorded 1981–2018 Boys' name Peak 1984 77 births

Jamespaul — boys' name

77 babies named Jamespaul in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s351990s172000s152010s10
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Jamespaul was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jamespaul in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jamespaul

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Jamespaul between 1981 and 2018, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jamespaul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jamespaul performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jamespaul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jamespaul 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 77 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.

Jamespaul at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

77

Since 1981

38 years of records

Peak year

1984

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1981

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2018

Jamespaul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1981

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1984)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Jamespaul by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
35 births that decade — 45% of Jamespaul's all-time total
1980s351990s172000s152010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jamespaul?
77 babies have been named Jamespaul since 1981. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1984 with 7 births.
When was Jamespaul most popular?
Jamespaul was most popular in the 1980s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Jamespaul been used?
Jamespaul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 38 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Jamespaul?
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.

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, 1981–2018 (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.