Boys' name · since 1981
Jamespaul
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.
- #19,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamespaul sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 77 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Jamespaul recorded 77 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2018.
- #19,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 77 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamespaul ranks #19,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 77 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #19,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 77
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamespaul's 77 recorded births place it above 57.75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jamespaul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jamespaul's full recorded timeline at 1996, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jamespaul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2018
- Peak year (1984)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Jamespaul by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (35 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Jamespaul's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Jamespaul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
35 births
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 35 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Jamespaul's decade-level peak was the 1980s (35 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Jamespaul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1981–2018 (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 Jamespaul 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.