Boys' name · since 1969
Jamiel
864 babies named Jamiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
864 babies have been named Jamiel since 1969, making it today's #12297 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiel has been recorded 864 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #12297 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #5,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,297 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 864 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamiel ranks #5,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,297 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 864 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,297 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 864
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamiel's 864 recorded births place it above 87.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jamiel compares
864 Top 34% higher than 66% of 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
Jamiel's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 864 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamiel splits its recorded history at 1997: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Jamiel popularity over time - girls
19 total births recorded since 1979 (Jamiel as girls' name)
Jamiel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (191 births, 22% of the file).
1980s was Jamiel's strongest decade.
191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Jamiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
122 births
- 1980s
1980s
191 births
- 1990s
1990s
177 births
- 2000s
2000s
189 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 191 births (22% of all-time use).
How Jamiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jamiel's total volume
Jamiel by state
Where Jamiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
6 of 864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Jamiel's data
- Jamiel's decade-level peak was the 1980s (191 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamiels (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Jamiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Jamiel 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.