Unisex name · since 2008
Jamesyn
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 177 babies named Jamesyn, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jamesyn is the #7548 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 177 recorded since 2008.
Jamesyn has 177 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7548 as of the latest data, more common than 46% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #13,713 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,548 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 177 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamesyn ranks #13,713 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,548 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 177 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,713 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,548 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 177
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jamesyn's 177 recorded births place it above 69.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Jamesyn compares
177 36th 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
Jamesyn's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamesyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 177 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamesyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jamesyn's SSA record in two at 2018 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jamesyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Jamesyn popularity over time - girls
144 total births recorded since 2006 (Jamesyn as girls' name)
Jamesyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (93 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Jamesyn's strongest decade.
93 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Jamesyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
93 births
- 2020s
2020s
71 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 93 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jamesyn's data
- Jamesyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (93 total births) through the 2020s (71) -- 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 Jamesyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Jamesyn 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.