Boys' name · since 1964
Jamin
3,446 babies named Jamin in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,446
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
3,446 babies have been named Jamin since 1964, making it today's #3406 boys' name.
Jamin has 3,446 recorded births among boys since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3406 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2025.
- #2,304 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,406 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,446 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jamin ranks #2,304 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,406 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,446 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,304 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,406 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,446
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jamin's 3,446 recorded births place it above 94.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jamin compares
3,446 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jamin's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jamin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,446 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 135 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jamin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jamin splits its recorded history at 1996: 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 1979 peak of 135 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jamin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 135
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Jamin popularity over time - girls
138 total births recorded since 1976 (Jamin as girls' name)
Jamin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (832 births, 24% of the file).
1980s was Jamin's strongest decade.
832 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Jamin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s
1970s
664 births
- 1980s
1980s
832 births
- 1990s
1990s
474 births
- 2000s
2000s
797 births
- 2010s
2010s
451 births
- 2020s 206
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 832 births (24% of all-time use).
How Jamin 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 Jamin's total volume
Jamin by state
Where Jamin concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 283 | 8.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 110 | 3.2% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 108 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 97 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 93 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Texas | | 81 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 57 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 32 | 0.9% |
283 of 3,446 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Jamin appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jamin's data
- Jamin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (832 total births); usage has since declined to 206 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jamins (283 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 Jamin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1964–2025 (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 Jamin 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.